Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder. It is a recessive trait that is determined by two alleles. Suppose two parents each carry at least one recessive allele, but neither of them has cystic fibrosis. Which statement reflects the likelihood of a child of these parents having cystic fibrosis? The child cannot have the disease because only the dominant alleles will be passed on.
The child will have the disease because only recessive alleles will be passed on.
The child may or may not have the disease because a recessive gene from each parent may be passed on.
The child may or may not have the disease because the disease does not depend on the alleles of the parents.

If a cell is placed into a hypertonic environment,what will happen to it ? a)it will shrink or shrivel b)nothing c)it will burst d) it will expand or enlarge

Read this summary of a scientific theory: "cells are the most basic structural and functional units of life. all living organisms are made up of one or more cells. all cells that are alive in the world today came from pre-existing cells." which of the following would require this theory to be modified? -a.) a survey finds that a majority of people believe viruses carry out the basic processes of life. -b.) a prominent scientist says she feels strongly that one day the theory will be challenged by life on other planets. -c.) the dna of unicellular and multi-cellular organisms is shown to have many fundamental similarities. -d.) scientific observations show that microscopic organisms living in the deep ocean are not made up of cells.

What is one affect on the australian environment due to the introduction of non-native european rabbits? (a) more grass grew in response to the need of the growing population of rabbits. (b) the rabbits balance out the food chain as they became a natural prey to many predators. (c) the rabbits the land by digging, which caused the soil to spread much needed nutrients. (d) the rabbits out-competed other small animals species and caused them to go extinct.