Which of these words most closely matches the meaning of the word maturing in the sentence, "all these gases leave little holes in the maturing cookie, which makes it light and flaky"?
a. burnt
b. growing
c. spoiled
d. stale

Agene with the original sequence of atgtt—tact underwent substitution mutation to form atatt—tact after a few generations. tact is a part of a muscle protein encoding region, and atgtt codes for a digestive enzyme. what will be the effect of this mutation? a. the production of muscle protein will be affected. b. the production of digestive enzymes will be affected. c. the production of both the protein and the enzyme will be affected. d. the production of neither the protein nor the enzyme will be affected.

In 2001, records showed that local stocks of fish were down worldwide. yet, records of harvests indicated that fish were being taken at records rates. what was actually happening?

What is the best conclusion based on this data? the hypothesis was not supported because the data indicated that fertilizing plants does not improve plant growth. the hypothesis was supported; to get the best growth, use 5 milliliters of fertilizer per plant. the hypothesis was not supported; the data indicated that too much fertilizer can inhibit plant growth. the hypothesis was supported; to get the best growth, use 15 milliliters of fertilizer per plant.