Write a short essay that discusses how the structure of amino acids allows this one type of polymer to perform so many functions.

What are two ways that harvesting algae from the ocean may benefit human society? how might the harvest of algae negatively impact the ocean communities where that algae grows? how could this be prevented?

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between genetic variation and natural selection? a. genetic variation must be present in a population before natural selection can act on it. b. genetic variation arises in a population as a result of natural selection. c. natural selection can act on a population whether there is genetic variation within the population or not. d. after natural selection acts on a population, the amount of genetic variation in the population always increases.

Azoologist is studying four very closely related feline species. she wishes to compare their gestation periods. an observational study is conducted where the zoologist observes the gestation period of 50 randomly selected felines in each species. a one-way anova test is run to test the hypothesis that the average gestation period is the same for each of the four species. a level of significance of 0.05 is used, and a p-value of 0.01 is calculated. based on this result, the conclusion that can be drawn is that: