James is working with the lac operon of Escherichia coli (E. coli). He places the bacteria on a plate of growth media. The lac Operon of E. coli is shown.

Based on the current understanding of this operon, which hypothesis would be useful for James to test?
Addition of allolactose to the bacterial growth media should increase the speed at which the bacteria metabolize the sugar lactose.
Removal of the RNA polymerase molecule should increase the amount of bacterial growth on the plate.
Decreasing the amount of allolactose in the bacterial growth media should increase the rate of bacterial growth.
Increasing the rate at which RNA polymerase acts will inhibit bacterial growth.

Chinese privet is a plant that is native to china. over 150 years ago, chinese privet was introduced to the united states as a fast-growing shrub that serves as an excellent privacy hedge. with no natural herbivore, chinese privet quickly established itself and spread in natural areas throughout the southeast and eastern seaboard of the united states. its dominance in these areas has jeopardized the survival of native plant species. chinese privet provides evidence that introducing non-native organisms can cause environmental damage integrated pest management strategies will not decrease chinese privet populations american gardeners can easily control the spread of chinese privet non-native plant species have type i survivorship curves

During the winter, this species of fox has white fur, but in the summer, it has brown fur. what environmental change may have lead to this fox's fur color? snow cover increase in sun's brightness volcanic eruption global warming

Subduction zones form when an oceanic plate collides with another oceanic plate or continental plate. the continental crust is lighter and less dense than oceanic crust. continental crust's density is approximately 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter. oceanic crust is thinner and the average density is about 3.3 cubic centimeters. when the two crustal plates converge the oceanic plate always bends and subducts beneath a continental plate. once the oceanic crust subjects, the rocks are subjected to changes in heat and pressure. because of this, we would expect to find rocks in the area of a subduction. a) clastic b) igneous c) metamorphic d) sedimentary