Atrillium is a plant that grows on the forest floor. during a study, a scientist observed that a trillium blooms much earlier during the year than leaves appear on the tall trees in the forest. evaluate the observation given the limiting factors in the forest.

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.

16. which of the following accurately describes a step within transcription? a. dna polymerase uses one strand of rna as a template to put together nucleotides. b. the dna strand is used as a template for which a complementary rna strand can be produced. c. the rna strand forms a template by which dna can be built. d. the rna strand is produced within the cytoplasm.

When energy is used, atp molecules convert to adp molecules. this process is called