Jill is planting a garden in her yard and notices that the fertilizer she is using contains gypsum. She learns that gypsum is a rock that is mined from underground and used to make fertilizer and other products. She remembers from science class that gypsum is rated a 2 on Moh’s hardness scale. Which of these describes this rock? Choose the two statements that apply. A. It cannot scratch any other rocks.
B. It can scratch rocks that are rated a 1.
C. It is very soft compared to other rocks.
D. It is very hard compared to other rocks.
E. It can scratch any rock rated from a 2 to a 10, but not a 1.

Many birth-control pills release a constant amount of synthetic estradiols and progesterone for 21 days, followed by 7 days when no hormones are ingested. which of the following statements most accurately describes the effects of birth-control pills? -birth-control pills maintain constant levels of estrogens and/or progesterone so there is no surge in lh and ovulation does not occur.-birth-control pills inhibit the development of the uterine lining so implantation of a fertilized oocyte cannot occur.-birth-control pills maintain constant levels of estrogens and/or progesterones and mask the release of the oocyte from the follicle.-the 7 days with no hormones does not allow a thick enough uterine lining to form so a fertilized oocyte cannot implant.