Mitochondria important for the cell that can't survive without it but blood cell is an exception. Blood is a tissue in animals so RBCs are animal cells and don't have mitochondria
Energy and matter characterize both physical and biological systems. These systems are defined both by the types of energy and matter they contain and by how that matter and energy move through and between systems. ... This means that energy and matter can change forms but cannot be created or destroyed.
The correct answer is: A. A change in a cell's genetic material.
Mutations occur in DNA as a result of mistakes during the DNA replication (when repair mechanisms don’t fix it) or as the result of environmental factors (e.g. UV light). Mutations can have positive impact, by increasing the genetic variation or can have negative effect, causing the diseases or cancer.
The advantages of sexual reproduction:
•Produces genetic variation in the offspring
•The species can adapt to new environments due to variation, which gives them a survival advantage
•A disease is less likely to affect all the individuals in a population
Structure is a better indicator of shared ancestry than function. When species share the same structure despite not needing similar structures functionally, it shows that there was almost definitely a common ancestor.
