It is softer than topaz and and it is softer than diamond (diamond has a Mohs hardness of 10, which is the highest value of the scale)
<span>the one that is not a factor that contribute to natural selection is : Population stability
population refer to the capability of a community to maintain its total amount of organisms within a specific period of time.
This has nothing to do with natural selection, which basically a nature's way to reduce the number of organism to findout which organisms are more adaptive</span>
<span>Thin, flattened, and typically curved bones, such as the ribs or sternum, form falt bones.
The two main functions of flat bones are protection or provide a large surface for musular attachment.
These are the flat bones of the human body: in the skull, parietal, frontal, occipial, lacrimal, nasal and vomer; scapula; sternum; rib and hip.
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He is the closest. Then:
Ne, N2, CO, NH3.
NH3 is the least closest to ideal.
Top surface plates, think of an earthquake.