Question 4 (3 points) (03.01 LC)

Which of the following methods uses the decay of atomic particles in an object to find its exact age? (3 points)

a
Fossil dating

b
Geologic dating

c
Radioactive dating

d
Relative dating

How are proteins and nucleic acids related? they both provide energy. they both carry genetic information. the structure of proteins is determined by nucleic acids. the subunits of nucleic acids are also the subunits of proteins.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human x chromosome. the patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. they rarely live past their twenties. how likely is it for a woman to have this condition? a) women can never have this condition. b) one-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition. c) one-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition. d) only if a woman is xxx could she have this condition.

Explain how scientists use geologic time to determine the age of landforms.