Answer:
Salinity is the <em><u>salt concentration</u></em> in water. Oceans salinity and temperature affect density of water, Higher the salinity denser the water and Lower the temperature denser the water.
Explanation:
As we go down in the ocean , temperature goes down and denser the water.
Less dense water will be on top and higher the density will be on bottom. Warmer water will be on top.
Salinity <em> increased</em> in ocean on evaporation of sea water and formation of ice in water. Weathering of rocks , formation of soil also add minerals and salt in ocean.
Melting of snow, ice in sea, addition of river freshwater and precipitation of rain <em>decrease </em>the salinity of ocean.
Answer:
c. the neutral theory posits that the vast majority of mutations do not influence the fitness of individuals
Explanation:
The neutral theory proposed by Motoo Kimura states that the vast majority of changes at the molecular level (DNA) in a population happens due to genetic drift, not by natural selection, this implies that the mutations are neutral and do not give an advantage to the organisms.
This means that mutant alleles are preserved due to the randomness of life and not because this alleles give selective advantage over other individuals of the population.
Answer:
b. a greater chance to survive if environmental conditions suddenly change
Explanation:
When a species of organism has a wide variety of characteristics, it means that that species has many opportunities to adapt and survive different environmental conditions, even if those conditions change suddenly. This is because, this variety of characteristics allows this species to adopt the most variable survival strategies.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Because the newts with this mutation have faster reflexes, they are able to evade predators much better than the normal newts. This increases their chances of survival hence are more likely to reach reproductive age than the normal newts. Therefore they have a higher probability of passing their genes to the next generations. With each generation, newts with the mutated gene will increase.
The carbon that plants need for photosynthesis comes from (carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere)
