10 Claims • Evidence • Reasoning Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? Both theories and laws can
be used to predict what will happen in a
situation that has not already been tested.
State your claim. Provide evidence to support
the claim, and explain your reasoning.
d

the atmospheric gas that forms a mild acid when dissolved in water is called carbon dioxide. the correct answer is a. 2.) chemical weathering would cause an inscription on a marble headstone to become harder and harder to read over time.

the correct answer is: b. pantala flavescens, because these organisms would have a high level of genetic variation due to sexual reproduction.  

because involves two organisms (parents) whose genetic material combines, sexual reproduction leads to genetic variation in new generations of offspring. the offspring is an unique organism, with new genome, more protected with the higher ability to adapted. this process is fundamental to evolution.