Explain why meiosis is crucial in producing gametes that have half the number of chromosomes as the diploid number. give an example of what would happen if the diploid number was not reduced to haploid before fertilization.

Two students are working together on an experiment that measures the effect of different liquid fertilizers on the thickness of plants’ stems. which is most likely to result in the greatest amount of error in their scientific experiment? a.one student measures the plant stem widths by using calipers. the other student measures the widths of the same plant stems again by using a different pair of calipers. b.one student measures the plant stem widths by using calipers. the other student types the measurements as they are taken into a computer spreadsheet. c.one student weighs liquids for the experiment by using a calibrated scale. the other student weighs liquids for the experiment by using a different calibrated scale.

Grasses--> mice--> cats--> coyotes suppose 10,000 units of energy are available at the level of the grasses. what is the total number of energy units lost by the time energy reaches the coyote?

Scientific evidence is most likely to be consistent if it is based on data from