Suppose a scientist proposes a plan to destroy all bacteria on Earth in order to get rid of diseases caused by bacteria. Explain why it would be a good idea to approve this plan or not.

1. the passing of is the basis of heredity. 2. our encode the instructions that define our traits. 3. each of us has thousands of genes, which are made of and reside in our chromosomes. 4. in addition to our genes, the we live in also define our traits. 5. humans have two complete sets of chromosomes. 6. when parents conceive a child, each parent contributes set of chromosomes. 7. every child receives of its chromosomes from the mother and half from the father. 8. this transfer takes place at when the father’s sperm joins the mother’s egg. 9. while most cells in our bodies have two sets of chromosomes, or a total of egg and sperm each have chromosomes. 10. when egg and sperm unite they create a single cell called a 11. each parent contributes complete set of chromosomes to their child. 12. since the parents contribute the chromosomes to each new child, every child inherits a unique set of chromosomes. 13. as a result, every baby will have a combination of traits.

What advantage does a crop that undergoes vegetative reproduction have over plants that start from the seed? 1points a they store nutrients. b they can travel farther. c they experience more genetic variation. d they only occur in high-resource environments.

When the cell concentrates potassium within, against the natural tendency of matter, it is performing a. passive diffusion b. facilitated diffusion c. active transport d. pinocytosis