Fault-block mountains are formed by extensional stresses.
Explanation:
- Fault-block mountains are formed because of extensional stresses. They are also called tension stresses.
- These stresses pulls and stretches rocks apart which causes normal faults to form.
- The normal fault cuts through rocks, causing one to slip downward and one to move upward. Thus, fault-block mountains are formed.
- Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada is an example of a fault-block mountain.
Answer:
The spongy layer of a leaf and the lungs have a similar structure because they are made of tissue.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
If the traits are favorable this means nature would select it.
Answer:
The correct answer is given below:
Explanation:
Caenorhabditis elegans is a round worm. It is a microscopic organism that lives in the soil. It is regarded as a model organisms because its organ systems such as nervous, muscular and reproductive are similar as in higher animals such as mice and humans. 131 cells formed in the developing embryo die by the process of apoptosis. It is a programmed cell death. The cell death is not random; but which cells will die and at what stage is completely programed.
