Describe how the laws of thermodynamics would impact the Earth were the sun’s light suddenly blocked

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: According to the first law of thermodynamics, the absence of incoming energy would limit
life on Earth to the energy already available. Photosynthesizers would die rapidly, while
consumers would last longer. However, the second law of thermodynamics tells us that
energy would be lost with each transformation (one organism eating another), so eventually
there would be insufficient amounts of energy on Earth to support life

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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__________________ is the specific term for the correspondence of chromosomal sections, with similar gene content and order, between different species

a. Homology b. Coalescence c. Paralogy d. Synteny e. Orthology

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Which of the following is the main reason why pollen withstands decay much better than typical plant

parts?

a. hemicellulose b. sporopollenin c. lignin d. cellulose e. pectin

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A larynx is found at the beginning of each insect trachea

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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