During sedimentation, materials are often sorted by ________.
A) shape
B) color
C) porosity
D) size
E) atomic weight
Answer: D) size
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A) 2, The Snake River Plain
B) 3, The Uinta Mountains
C) 4, The Bonneville Salt Flats
D) All of these are correct.
Which of the following is least likely to disrupt a protein's function?
A) a frameshift mutation that occurs near the beginning of the gene B) a nonsense mutation in the middle of a gene C) a nonsense mutation near the end of a gene D) All of the above are equally likely to disrupt protein function.
What fact makes radiocarbon dating possible? What will be an ideal response?
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A) relatively steep B) relatively flat C) most common along erosional coastlines D) in areas where the coast is rapidly rising or sinking