A mother’s body undergoes many changes to accommodate the developing fetus during pregnancy. Most doctors blame this discomfort on an increase of hormones in the body. Which two organ systems contribute to increased itching and stretch marks during pregnancy?

Cladistics is a way of classifying organisms by examining the characteristics of their ancestors and descendants and depicting the relationships in a cladogram. which of the following best describes a challenge in classifying organisms this way? a. there are millions of species on earth, and a cladogram is not a practical means for classifying all of them. b. it is impossible to tell which organisms are most closely related to each other using a cladogram. c. cladograms are detail-oriented and do not provide a useful understanding of evolutionary relationships. d. there is a limited number of ways to organize the information, so most cladograms end up looking very similar.

Write the balanced chemical equation forphotosynthesis.

Which cell organelle is the site for photosynthesis? a. chloroplast b. endoplasmic reticulum c. golgi apparatus d. lysosome