Which of the following statements about mutations is most accurate? a. whether or not a mutation occurs is not related to how useful or harmful the mutation may be. b. it is finally accepted and recognized that mobile phones are a large contributor to mutations, specifically in the head and neck region, and largely contribute to brain tumors. c. mutations are a minute source of genetic variation in a population. mutations can change alleles, but they do not have the power to create a completely novel allele. d. mutations tend to slow down evolutionary advancement, whereas natural selection demonstrates evolutionary growth.

answer: a

explanation:

significant amounts of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and other pollution

explanation:

passenger vehicles are a major pollution contributor, producing significant amounts of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and other pollution. in 2013, transportation contributed more than half of the carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, and almost a quarter of the hydrocarbons emitted into our air.

it has to be understood that the sea water contains a huge amount of sodium and chlorine ions and if they enter the cell of the atlantic cod fish, the cell will shrivel and the fish will die. to avoid such a condition, the fish uses active transport for the purpose of removing the ions against the gradient.

explanation:

the atlantic cod is not a maritime osmoconformer. its native application of salts is less than that of the seawater it lives in. it is continually falling water from the gills to the ocean via osmosis.

countering that, the fish is going to be swallowing seawater. but since its internal collection of salts is lower than seawater, the fish will want to go free of excess salt, and since that's going upon a gradient, then active transport, requiring energy, must be used to pump out the salt. much marine fish use the organs to filter out the salt and these fish discharge very straight urine.