Earthquakes occur along faults because they're under pressure.
Faults are cracks in the Earth where the tectonic plates are moving in different directions, thus there is a pressure.
Most organisms are Diploid, and as a result, they will have received 2 copies of the chromosomes, or sets of chromosomes, from both their parents. This they will have 2 sets of Genes that will perform almost exact same process, except with different phenotypes.
These chromosomes need to be homologous, in order for new alleles and other genetic combinations to be made.
All organisms do have a closed circulatory system
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i believe the answer is "A fundamental role". hope this helps.