2. consider an organism that has two pairs of homologous chromosomes in each of its diploid (2n) somatic cells. how many chromosomes would the organism’s cell have during each of the following stages?

1. efficient use of space

2. elimination of groundwater contamination

3. energy generation

4. lower carbon footprint

geologic time scale (for gradpoint) =)

the answer is d p: cell, q: organ, r: organ system, s: tissue

examples of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) and ribonucleic acid (rna).