Ateam of scientists is trying to categorize a new life form they believe is an insect. on what criteria will the scientists base their decision on whether or not to classify the creature as an insect? a. the team will study insects in the phylogenetic tree and see whether their new creature matches the characteristics of one of the tree’s branches. b. the team will make the decision by finding out whether or not the creature shares any properties with plants. c. the team will make the decision based on whether or not the creature has six legs.

Use the drop-down menu to match the following definitions to the corresponding terms. the total variety of organisms that live in the biosphere a group of organisms that breed and produce offspring that can breed all of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

Determine if the following statement is true or false. if true, choose true. if false, choose the rewording that is true. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited together so that they always stay together. according to the law of independent assortment, offspring express a combination of their parents' traits. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for a characteristic split during meiosis and combine during fertilization. true according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited independently so that no two alleles stay together.

Which of the following statements about protists are true? a.they are typically found in moist environments. b.they are all unicellular. c.they have a nucleus. d.they are all multicellular.