Asexual reproduction is common in bacteria. Which of these claims is TRUE of asexual reproduction?
A
It can be a disadvantage because it is typically associated with a higher mortality rate.
B
It can be a disadvantage because it takes longer to find a mating partner.
C
It can be an advantage because it is typically associated with a fast growth rate.
D
It can be an advantage because it typically increases the genetic diversity of a species.

On a recent expedition to a remote region of northern canada, scientists uncovered skeletal remains from about 100,000 years ago. surprisingly, all the skeletal remains, which included many species from differing biological families and spanned about two thousand years, showed evidence of experiencing temperatures in excess of 1000 degrees fahrenheit (or 538 degrees celsius). which of the following, if true, best explains the apparent paradox between the cold environment and the evidence of the bones experiencing hot temperatures? (a) chemical changes that naturally occur during the process of decay in only one north canadian species produce the same evidence of the species' skeletons being exposed to hot temperatures as the expedition scientists found. (b) a little over 103,000 years ago, a large fire is known to have occurred in northern canada. (c) strong evidence exists that as early as 70,000 years ago, homo sapiens around the world relied heavily on fire to cook animals. (d) in the same expedition and in roughly the same layer of excavation, scientists found rudimentary wood cutting and hunting tools used by early humans.

Svetlana and her mother are very similar. both have blonde hair, a love of scrapbooking, blue eyes, and a thin nose. which statement  most likely  describes svetlana’s traits? svetlana inherited her love of scrapbooking from her mother, but her blue eyes come from her environment.svetlana inherited her blue eyes from her mother, but her love of scrapbooking comes from her environment.svetlana inherited her thin nose from her mother, but her blonde hair comes from her environment.svetlana inherited her blonde hair from her mother, but her thin nose comes from her environment.

The kidney filters potentially toxic substances in the blood, and thus “clears” the blood of those substances. this clearance function is dependent upon and proportional to the diffusion gradient of the substance across filtering capillaries, i.e. if the concentration of the substance is doubled, twice as much will be cleared from each ml of blood that is filtered. suppose that the body produces a constant amount of a substance x per unit of time. the kidneys eliminate substance x at a rate directly proportional to the concentration of the substance and the volume of blood cleared each minute (c): elimination = c × [x], where [x] is the steady-state concentration of substance x. imagine an individual with an initial concentration of x equal to [x]0 who develops kidney disease. her baseline clearance c0 drops to one half of the original (½c0). what is the new steady state concentration of x? (for simplicity, assume that substance x is 100% filtered by the kidney).