Which statement best compares the role of meiosis in a unicellular and a multicellular organisms?
meiosis is the mechanism used for producing somatic cells in unicellular as well as multicellular organisms.
meiosis is the mechanism used for producing gametes in unicellular organisms and somatic cells in multicellular organisms.
meiosis is the mechanism used for producing gametes in multicellular organisms whereas it does not play any role in unicellular organisms.

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a. m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed