if someone could help with these questions thatd be great:)
1) The flippleflopper variety of wombats has 42 chromosomes in its body (somatic) cells. How many chromosomes do you expect to see after meiosis (without any errors) in the resulting reproductive cells?
a) 84 **
b) 42
c) 21
d) impossible to determine based on the given information
2)Which of the following is an example of how biogeochemical cycles, including the carbon cycle, are important to sustaining life?
a) oxygen atoms are converted into carbon atoms during cellular respiration.
b) new carbon atoms are created during the carbon cycle **
c) dead organisms and water is recycled into usable nutrients for others or into sinks.
d) the atoms in water molecules are always destroyed during a drought.
3)Which process is the one most impacted by humans burning fossil fuels?
a) combustion
b) decomposition
c) photosynthesis
d) respiration **
4)photoautotrophs are able to convert inorganic materials into glucose. In order to do this, they require which of the following :
a) chlorophyll or other light absorbing pigment
b) a source of carbon dioxide and water
c) an energy source, such as the sun
d) all of the above**
5)A cell in the leaf of a green plant performs both photosynthesis and cellular respiration, often at the same time. which statement best describes how these processes are related to each other?
a) thermal energy from one processed is used as the primary energy source for the other process
b) products of one process are used as some of the reactants for the other process *
c) both processes require energy from the sun
d) both processes produce carbon dioxide
1 answer
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. B