Which of the following statements about the voyage of the Beagle is TRUE?
A) Its purpose was to identify the fastest route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
B) It lasted almost 2 years.
C) It turned into a tremendous opportunity for Darwin to collect fossils, plants, and animals.
D) It ended with the sinking of the ship off of the coast of Australia, almost 4 years into its journey.
C
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consists of many roots of the same size, while a fibrous root system has one main root with lateral roots. b. consists of one main root with lateral roots, while a fibrous root system has many roots of the same size. c. is characteristic of most monocots, while a fibrous root system is usually found in eudicots. d. can be modified for storage, while a fibrous root system cannot. e. is considered adventitious, while a fibrous root system is not.
In order for familial retinoblastoma to appear in the phenotype
A. one new mutation must occur in a normal tumor suppressor gene B. two new mutations must occur in a pair of normal tumor suppressor genes C. one new mutation must occur in a proto-oncogene D. an oncogene must mutate to a tumor suppressor gene
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