Interstitial growth
What will be an ideal response?
Chondrocytes within lacunae divide and secrete new matrix, expanding from within. New matrix made within cartilage.
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A(n) __________ character is a trait that has evolved relatively recently
a. derived b. ancestral c. cladistic d. homologous e. polyphyletic
Commercial logging by European countries in the Ivory Coast has reduced the pristine 70 million acres of forests that once existed to about
A) fewer than 1 million acres. B) 5-7 million acres. C) 15-20 million acres. D) 30 million acres. E) 50 million acres.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Endospores are for reproduction. B) Endospores allow a cell to survive environmental changes by producing a dormant period with no growth. C) Endospores are easily stained in a Gram stain. D) A cell produces one endospore and keeps growing. E) A cell can produce many endospores.
A genetic mutation results in the inability for a cycad to produce coralloid roots. What types of soils would be least conducive to the survival of this cycad relative to members of the species not affected by this mutation?
A. soils saturated with water B. soils with lower pH C. soils with lower mean temperatures D. drier soils E. soils with lower nitrogen