The Bushveld area of South Africa is a well-known source of which economic mineral?

sphalerite

pyrite

platinum

When glucose is being used up and not replaced from food intake, the blood sugarlevel canbe maintained by synthesizing glucose from smaller molecules such as pyruvate or lactate. this process is called gluconeogenesis.

Of the "big five" personality factors, which trait can be best described as careful versus careless?

Stopping your car when you come to a red stop sign is an example of (A) response (B) stimulus (C) instinct

In leaf cutter ant colonies, the ants clip leaves to feed a fungus garden and then the ants feed on the fungus. Is this a mutualistic relationship? No, the ants are parasites on both the leaves and fungus.

Identify the importance of carbon. Check all that apply. 1. It ensures life on Earth can exist. 2. It is the universal solvent. 3. It is a part of all organic compounds, including carbohydrates and nucleic acids. 4. It is found in every living thing.

A mother sleeping in the middle of the night nevertheless responds when she hears her 2-year-old daughter crying in the adjacent bedroom. This indicates that the mother possesses:

How can farmers keep topsoil on their land? check all that apply. a. close their gates b. keep plants growing c. plant trees to shield fields from the wind d. do not plow when extremely heavy rains are expected?

Measures how much matter is present in a substance

How is artificial selection similar to natural selection?

Which of these is a distinguishing characteristic of terrestrial habitats? O A. Plant life O B. Presence of oxygen O C. Salinity levels O D. Human presence