The top layer of soil in the tundra that thaws in the summer is called the
a. active zone
b. dense mat
c. photic zone
d. permafrost

A.

Explanation:

The arctic soil is so cold that the ground beneath the tundra surface remains frozen all year. This permanently frozen ground is called permafrost. Each summer, when the sun warms the tundra surface, the top few inches of soil thaw. This melted part is called the active layer.

before it leaves the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, mrna is altered in the following ways: - a cap is added to the 5' end of the mrna molecule; - a poly a tail is added to the 3' end; - introns are removed and exons are spliced together.

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