Organism, Species, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere
Answer:
point mutation, change within a gene in which one base pair in the DNA sequence is altered. Point mutations are frequently the result of mistakes made during DNA replication, although modification of DNA, such as through exposure to X-rays or to ultraviolet radiation, also can induce point mutations
Answer: A). cause the three bones of the middle ear to begin to vibrate.
Explanation: Sound is transmitted as waves from the outer ear through the ear canal to the ear drum. The sound waves causes the eardrum to vibrate and consequent vibration of the three tiny bones of the middle ear. The vibration of the three tiny bones causes the fluid in the inner ear to vibrate. The vibration of the fluid causes the tiny hairs to vibrate and and the vibration is converted to electrical impulses that are transmitted to the auditory nerve and to the brain, where they are intepreted as hearing (sound).
Answer:
The statement that best represents a function of lipids within an organism is that they are components of cell membranes.
Explanation:
Lipids are biomolecules formed by the binding of fatty acids, important for structure, compound synthesis and energy reserve.
In living beings, one of the most important functions of lipids is to be the main component of cell membranes.
Specifically, phospholipids associate to form a double layer, called lipid bilayer, capable of acting as a semi-permeable membrane, due to its non-polar or hydrophobic character. In this way, <u>membrane lipids fulfill a structural and protective function of the cell and its contents</u>.
Regarding the other options:
- <em>Proteins are made up of amino acids, not lipids.
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- <em>Lipids are not constituents of the DNA structure.</em>
Answer:
I. evolved from ancestors that walked
Explanation:
Whales and pythons have vestigial structures, which are structures (hind legs) which are no longer useful to them since they have evolved. The ancestors of the whale and python did use the hind legs but over generations the whale and snake have adapted to new environments and they no longer need them.
