Which statement below explains why the mussels in Mukkaw Bay were able to quickly cover the rockface in Paine’s experiment? a. The starfish took up most of the room on the rocks, and when the starfish were removed, the mussels occupied the empty spaces.
b. Paine added more mussels to the rocks, causing the starfish to move to other habitats.
c. The starfish were competing directly with the mussels for food, and removing the starfish allowed the mussels more access to the food.
d. Starfish feed on mussels, so when the starfish were removed the mussels no longer had a predator and their populations grew unchecked.

Aperson with age is more likely to catch diseases that healthy people usually don’t catch.what are these infections called?

Which statements about the fluid mosaic structure of a membrane are correct? select the three correct statements.which statements about the fluid mosaic structure of a membrane are correct? select the three correct statements.the framework of a membrane is a bilayer of phospholipids with their hydrophilic heads facing the aqueous environment inside and outside of the cell and their hydrophobic tails clustered in the center.because membranes are fluid, membrane proteins and phospholipids can drift about in the membrane.the diverse proteins found in and attached to membranes perform many important functions.the kinky tails of some proteins keep the membrane fluid by preventing the component molecules from packing solidly together.membranes include a mosaic, or mix, of carbohydrates embedded in a phospholipid bilayer.

Cells are adapted to preform specific functions. which of the following terms refers to this capability?