{science question #2.} -photosynthesis-

albino trees exist in nature, but they’re rare. these trees contain a gene mutation that causes them to lack chlorophyll, so their leaves are white. in california, albino redwood trees are parasites. they survive off the energy from nearby redwood trees. why do you think they need to use energy from other trees to survive?

Based on the observation that only male crickets produce a song, you hypothesize that a male's song is a form of communication to potential mates. you set up a simple experiment to test this hypothesis. in the laboratory, you place a male snowy tree cricket in enclosure a, which is adjacent to enclosureb. in enclosure b, you place other insects, one at a time, and observe their responses to the male's song. the enclosures are designed so that the two insects being tested cannot see or smell each other, but sound is transmitted from enclosure a to enclosureb.

How many copies of genes do gametes have?

Explain what is meant by a river’s load, and describe how the load is carried.