Why is it incorrect to say that an object is partially sterile?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Sterile means the absence of all living organisms. Something is either sterile or it is not. Other terms are used to describe objects that have been cleaned but are not sterile, such as disinfected.

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Which is most likely to happen to a human polyploid?

a. natural abortion b. death around the age of 1 year c. survival until the early teens d. survival until the mid-thirties e. death around the age of 1 month

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Meiosis differs from mitosis in that meiosis

a. requires two cycles of division for completion. b. produces spores in plants but gametes in animals. c. is only found in animals and not in plants. d. both a and b.

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At the end of meiosis I

A. cells are haploid. B. cells are diploid. C. the cells are haploid and the homologous pairs are in separate cells. D. the cells are diploid and the homologous pairs are in separate cells. E. the homologous pairs are in separate cells.

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