If an ecosystem was experiencing a prolonged drought, there would be a big decrease in the population. All living creatures require water, even the ones well adapted to little water. There probably would be as many planets, for the ones surviving would be ones managing to get water, or ones that can survive off little water. Now on the other hand the animals then wouldn't be getting enough food or water, so then again ones who would manage to survive would be ones adapted to little water and food or are excellent hunters.
You can also expect some animals to leave the ecosystem look for a better source of water and food.
Hox genes are also called Homeotic genes. In which they act as dictators on specific areas of an organism's body on when or where it should be developed. When these genes are overactivated or inactivated it may cause genetic disorders.
the answer is c.= because meiosis is the reproduction of a germ cell with 60 chromosomes. involves splitting 60 chromosomes in half, so each cell will have 30 chromosomes in each cell..