Answer:
D. The banyan can grow in areas prone to hurricanes and typhoons because
the roots make the tree more stable in high winds.
Explanation:
According to this question, banyan tree posseses a unique characteristic in which roots grow down from its branches into the ground making the tree appear to have several trunks. This type of root is called STILT OR PROP roots.
The major function of this stilt roots is to provide additional support for the plant during adverse conditions. Hence, a major advantage that this root characteristic give the banyan tree over other trees is that it confers resilience upon the banyan tree, making it able to grow in areas prone to hurricanes and typhoons because the roots make the tree more stable in high winds.
Answer:
D. Diffusion
Explanation:
The process of diffuse transports the substances in the direction of their concentration gradients. Diffusion of substance from the region of their higher to that of the lower concentration does not require any energy. Being a passive process, diffusion can be carried out by a cell irrespective of the status of its ATP supply. Therefore, an animal cell containing a small amount of cyanide can transport substances by diffusion.
Answer:
Indonesian
Explanation:
Indonesian is named after the island where humans spotted a dragon-like creature for the first time, the Komodo dragon is an endemic Indonesian species found on Komodo Island and its neighboring islands.
Answer:
C) Platelets
Explanation:
Hemophilia is caused by a lack of clotting factors. Because platelets (or lack thereof) are what is responsible for how the blood clots, it can be reasonably inferred that the answer is C.
(Platelets secrete procoagualants, which are clotting factors. If there is a genetic issue with how these clotting factors work, then the platelets will not be useful.)
