Mutations occur when segments of dna are accidentally rearranged through the deletion, insertion, or substitution of one or more nucleotides. the diagram below shows how a nucleotide sequence can be changed by these mutations.
if one or more of these mutations occurs in the genes of reproductive cells, how might the traits of offspring be affected?
a. they may receive a benefit.
b. they may not be affected at all.
c. they may be harmed.

The upper forelimbs of humans and bats have fairly similar skeletal structures, whereas the correspondingbones in whales have very different shapes and proportions. however, genetic data suggest that all three kindsof organisms diverged from a common ancestor at about the same time. which of the following is the mostlikely explanation for these data? a) humans and bats evolved by natural selection, and whales evolved by lamarckian mechanisms.b) forelimb evolution was adaptive in people and bats, but not in whales.c) natural selection in an aquatic environment resulted in significant changes to whale forelimb anatomy.d) genes mutate faster in whales than in humans or bats.e) whales are not properly classified as mammals.

S, tall stems (t) is a dominant trait while short stems (t) is a recessive trait. in a field of 1000 sunflowers, 820 are tall plants and 180 are short. which statement best describes the genotype of the sunflowers in the field?

Solar energy causes water to evaporate into the atmosphere. how does that water vapor become a cloud? a) as the water vapor goes higher in the sky, the air gets cooler. the cooler air causes the water vapor to condense. b) as the water vapor goes higher in the sky, solar energy causes it to condense around particles of dust. c) as the water vapor goes higher in the sky, the air gets warmer and the water vapor begins to condense. d) as the water vapor goes high into the atmosphere it turns to ice and that's what forms clouds.