1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Zanzabum
3 years ago
11

Give an example of how an organism can use surface tension?

Biology
1 answer:
aliya0001 [1]3 years ago
3 0
Insects, such as water striders, and spiders, such as fisher spiders, can glide or scamper across the surface of water. These critters are small enough that their weight can be supported almost entirely by surface tension, the relatively weak forces that hold water molecules together.




Surface tension of water helps creatures(mostly of insecta class such as water striders) to walk on water. ... it also helps water to move up the xylem tissue of higher plants without breaking up
You might be interested in
The area of the brain involved in amnesia due to trauma or disease is the
myrzilka [38]
<span>The area of the brain responsible for memory (and, thus, also memory problems like amnesia) is a tiny area called the hippocampus. The hippocampus allows us to make short-term memories into long-term memories.</span>
6 0
3 years ago
Explain why it is that translation cannot happen, unless transcription happens first.
Aleks [24]

Answer:

Translation uses DNA as a template to direct the synthesis of a RNA which in turn serves as a template for Translation which template is used to direct the synthesis of a polypeptide chain.

Without transcription, there will not be a mRNA strand to act as a template for translation by the ribosomes to occur at all.

5 0
3 years ago
Which one of the following statements MOST accurately describes methylation? Methyl groups are most often added to cytosines adj
Kisachek [45]

The most true answer from these choices is:

Methyl groups most often added to guanine-cytosine base pairs because they are held by three hydrogen bonds, and this decreases the probability of gene expression.

3 0
3 years ago
Which gland is known as the "master gland" because it sends chemical messages to many other glands?
natima [27]

Answer:

Pituitary gland is known as the master gland

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
2.What are the main functions of the muscular system?
sineoko [7]
D Is the correct answer
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • What are homologous chromosomes?
    12·1 answer
  • Imagine that you are chatting with one of your friends, who stated that reptiles are obviously a monophyletic group, as this gro
    10·1 answer
  • One student did an experiment to find out if fertilizer can make plants grow taller. The steps of the experiment are listed belo
    11·2 answers
  • Which of the following is not a characteristic of a parenchyma cell?
    10·1 answer
  • After running in a marathon race in july, joshua felt weak and his body weight was about 3% less than before the race. based on
    14·1 answer
  • I need the awnsers asap!! please and thanks
    6·1 answer
  • What is the structure that has two main parts that cover the eye, limiting the amount of the light entering the pupil, and assis
    11·1 answer
  • Explain how producers, consumers, and decomposers obtain the energy they need.
    14·2 answers
  • Which of the following would have the greatest ecosystem diversity? Group of answer choices a lake a prairie the land an organic
    13·2 answers
  • Which describes
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!