The square denotes male. One parent is recessive, so X must have at least one recessive allele. B is the right answer.
Large ecosystems always have higher biodiversity than smaller ecosystems. A large area of a forest will likely have higher biodiversity than a smaller area of a small area and small ecosystems always have low biodiversity.
D) chromosomes exchange genetic material in step 3
Explanation: the student claims that the cell division increases genetic variation, and D) is the only one which mentions exchanging genetic material/increasing variation
C. F1 generation is all Yy (let Y be yellow and y be green). Y is dominant to y. The F2 could be YY, Yy, Yy, or yy. 3:1