Which term is used by scientists to describe structures that look different on the outside but are actually similar in construction and develop from the same embryonic tissues?

Why do leaves change color in the fall? green pigments break down and no longer mask the color of chlorophyll. chlorophyll breaks down and no longer masks the colors of other pigments. red- and yellow-colored pigments grow and mask green-colored chlorophyll. green-colored chlorophyll breaks down and turns red and yellow.

Rarefaction is used for which of the following? a. creating a representative sample b. studying how disease impacts populations c. rediscovering species thought to be instinct d. determining which sea creatures live in an area

Matched chromosomes carrying information about the same characteristics in the organism are called