What do all elements in a column in the periodic table have in common?
their atoms have the same number of valence electrons.
their atoms have the same atomic mass.
their atoms have the same number of protons and electrons.
their atoms have the same number of neutrons.

What is the following best defines climate?

Which statement is not an accurate description of meiosis? a) meiosis produces offspring that are genetically diverse. b) meiosis produces offspring that are identical to the parent. c) in sexual reproduction half of the genetic material comes from the father (sperm) and half of the genetic material comes from the mother (egg). d) meiosis decreases the number of chromosomes by half so that when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.

At the age of 6 months, caleb was diagnosed with tay-sachs disease. as his primary care physician, what would you tell his parents about this disease?