What modern process is thought to be similar to the way crust formed before plate tectonics began? the principles of convection currents. the formation of the hawaiian islands. the formation of the isua greenstone. the principles of accretion.

Which statement best describes the relationship between an allele and a gene? question 1 a. an allele is a variation of a gene that can be expressed as a phenotype. b. an allele is the part of a gene that attaches to messenger rna molecules. c. an allele is a segment of a dna molecule that controls replication of a gene.

Cathy hypothesized that corn would not grow in mud. to test this hypothesis, she took corn kernels and placed 5 in mud, 3 in soil, and 2 in water. to her surprise, the kernels in the mud grew faster than the kernels in the soil. what error might have caused these unexpected results? a. wrong hypothesis b. not enough variables c. undefined control d. too many variables

Scientists discover two populations of mice on either side of a major river. the two populations have almost identical genes but the mice from one side cannot breed with mice from the other. this is most likely because