The concentration of solutes in most soil is lower than the concentration of solutes in root cells, so water enters the roots by
A. hydrostatic pressure.
B. cohesion.
C. osmosis.
D. adhesion.
E. hydrolysis.
C. osmosis.
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What is the term used to describe the smallest possible mutation in a DNA strand, which involves only one base?
What will be an ideal response?
Assume that a cross is made between tall and dwarf tobacco plants
The F1 generation showed intermediate height, whereas the F2 generation showed a distribution of height ranging from tall to dwarf, like the original parents, and many heights between the extremes. These data are consistent with which one of the following modes of inheritance? A) multiple-factor inheritance B) hemizygosity C) codominance D) alternation of generations E) incomplete dominance
Refer to the accompanying figure in terms of a marine environment. What is the function of the structure labeled as A?
a. salt excretion
b. water gain by osmosis
c. drinking
d. removal of salts and nitrogenous wastes from the blood
e. release of nitrogenous wastes