What is the function of the storage organ in the onion?

Which of the following best describes homeostasis? a. keeping the internal environment in a stable state b. keeping the external environment in a stable state c. beneficial characteristics resulting from mutation d. reproduction that results in offspring identical to the parent.

Select all the correct answers. which statements fail to meet the requirements of a scientific claim? 1 even though evidence indicates that the solar system's planets follow elliptical paths, copernicus's model involving circular orbits is true. 2 the evidence supporting newton's laws of motion was accurate in newton's time, but the universe operates differently today. 3 flowers that reflect the most ultraviolet light are more likely to attract bees and other pollinators than flowers that reflect less ultraviolet light. 4 in the final 100 meters of a 10,000-meter race, an athlete's speed is more strongly related to anaerobic efficiency than to aerobic efficiency.

Which of the following is true of microbes? a. ninety-nine percent of all microbes are pathogenic. b. gene expression in bacteria is very similar to gene expression in humans, which facilitates the use of bacteria in recombinant biotechnology and gene therapy. c. all bacterial enzymes are harmful to humans and the environment. d. microbes create pollutants and toxins that harm the environment.