Explain how Mendel compensated for the fact that he was unable to analyze mathematically how well the observed outcome of his cross fulfilled his predictions

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Mendel recognized the problem and compensated for it by conducting his experiments on a large scale, counting substantial numbers of offspring in each experiment to reduce the chance for error.

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Which of the following is not true of viruses?

A. Viruses replicate by binary fission. B. Viruses are acellular. C. Viruses consist of one or more molecules of DNA or RNA enclosed in a coat of protein and sometimes in other more complex layers. D. Viruses can exist in two phases: intracellular and extracellular.

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One source of fossils from early cells is stromatolites. What are stromatolites and how are they formed?

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If you crossed true breeding purple flowering plants with true breeding white flowering plants, what would the result be for the F1 plants?

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The growing center that gives rise to outer layers of bark on both root and shoots is the

A. apical meristem. B. cork cambium. C. lateral meristem. D. vascular cambium.

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