The Great Barrier Reef, located off of Australia’s eastern coast, is the largest coral reef ecosystem in the world. The reef covers an area over 300,000 square kilometers and includes a wide range of ocean depth, and it contains such biodiversity as to make it one of the most complex ecosystems on Earth. Much like any other ecosystem on Earth, the Great Barrier Reef relies on biotic and abiotic components to keep it functional and stable.
Answer:
B. It is a nucleic acid
F. It allows parents and their young to have similar characteristics.
Explanation:
The genetic material refers to the molecule which acts as the coding material of the organism as it contains the code of protein and thus controls the basic function of the life.
The genetic material of the organism belongs to a class of molecule called nucleic acid as they are found in the nucleus of the cell. There are two types of nucleic acids called DNA and RNA.
The genetic material gets passed from the parents to the offspring through reproduction therefore the offsprings develop the same character as of their parents.
Thus, the selected options are correct.
Similarities: Mitosis and meiosis both involve cell replication. They both involve prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
Differences: Meiosis creates gametes while mitosis creates somatic cells. Mitosis creates two daughter cells, while meiosis creates four sperm cells in men and one egg cell and three polar bodies in women. Mitosis involves one round of cell division, while meiosis involves two. Mitosis creates cells that have the same number of chromosomes as the original cell, while meiosis creates cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the original cell.
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P.S. There are more similarities and differences, challenge yourself and see if you can find them! Good luck.
