Based on the three requirements already • discussed, how would we classify viruses? a. viruses are living organisms. b. viruses are not living organisms; they all have different shapes and structure. c. viruses are not living organisms; they cannot reproduce by themselves. d. viruses are not living organisms; they do not go through a growth phase.

What is a gene ? a) a section of a protein that codes for dna. b) the alternate version of a trait. c) the visible trait in the f1 generation. d) a section of dna that codes for a specific trait .

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.

Why are some people more concerned about shark survival than about shark attacks?