The alternative form of a gene controlling a given characteristic is called:

1. a mutation

2. gene b

3. an allele

What do heating systems, cooling systems, and heat engines have in common? They deactivate thermal energy. They create thermal energy. They destroy thermal energy. They transfer thermal energy.

A young girl is staring at the raindrops running down her window. She notices that the raindrops remain more or less intact, even as they cascade down the windowpane. This is a result of: A. covalent bonds between water molecules. B.

Jim plans to plant coffee beans on the farm. Coffee needs warm, moist, and sunny climate. It always snows for four months, starting from November, in the location where Jim lives. The temperature is generally moderate from June to October.

Which event marks the beginning of DNA replication? A) Formation of replication bubble B) Unwinding of DNA helix C) Formation of replication fork

Why do we never see the dark side of the moon? A. Synchronous Rotation B. Over the millennia, the moon has become "locked" into a special kind of motion around the earth. C. The moon rotates on its axis at the same pace as it revolves around earth.

What happens to the number of chromosomes per cell during meiosis?

Seismic waves do not travel along the Earth's surface. T or F?

Describe how air masses move.

What part of this cell prevents it from undergoing cytolysis and bursting when placed in a hypotonic environment? A) vacuole B) nucleus C) cell wall D) cell membrane

The protein that represents approximately 80% of the proteins in milk is