The air spaces in the leaf interior
a. block gas exchange between the mesophyll cells and the environment.
b. make the leaf weigh more than a leaf packed tightly with cells.
c. make the leaf weigh less than a leaf packed tightly with cells.
d. carry out most of the photosynthesis in the leaf.

What is the relation ship between structure and function in an organism

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

What are the two causes of density in deep current waters? a. salinity (how much salt) of the water and high temperaturesb. salinity (how much salt) of the water and low temperatures c. oxygen content of the water and high temperatures. d. oxygen content of the water and low temperatures