<span>When solar radiation passes through the atmosphere, it is absorbed and scattered, not only by atmospheric gases, but also by aerosols and clouds. Aerosols are defined as suspensions of liquid or solid particles in the air, excluding cloud droplets and precipitation.
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correct answer is pharyngeal pouches.</span>
<span>All
chordates for at least some period of their life have pharyngeal pouches (pharyngeal
slits). Those are the openings in the pharynx with the function in the
filter-feeding. Pharyngeal slits are present during the embryonic stages of
tetrapod development. They <span>develop into gill arches (bony fish) and into the jaw and inner ear (terrestrial
animals).</span></span>
Like other succulent plants, most cacti<span> employ a special mechanism called "crassulacean acid metabolism" (CAM) as </span>part<span> of </span>photosynthesis<span>. Transpiration, during which carbon dioxide enters the plant and water escapes, </span>does<span> not </span>take place<span> during the day at the same time as </span>photosynthesis<span>, but instead </span>occurs<span> at night.</span>
Hydroxyapatite is the major component of bone that contributes to its hardness.
