Stuart is studying weather data for his region. the data was gathered from 1950 to 2016. which observation would provide the strongest evidence that the climate of his region has changed during this time?
a. average annual rainfall for 1985-2016 increased by 20 percent compared to the previous 30 years.
b. total rainfall in 2014 was 30 percent greater compared to 1950.
c. the lowest recorded temperature occurred in 1954.
d. the highest recorded temperature occurred in 2016.

A

Explanation:

The climate of a region is determined through the observation of weather patterns over a long time- usually at least 15 years-  in a region. Studying climate change would therefore also take very long time as meteorologists attempt to perceive changes in these weather patterns. In this case 30 years can be enough to notice a significant increase in rainfall patterns which can be classified as climate change.

b - the respond is innate and varies over time.

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an individual’s sex (i.e., whether they are a male or female) is determined by the sex chromosomes. most people have two sex chromosomes, one that is inherited from their mother and one that is inherited from their father. typically, females have two x chromosomes (xx) and males have one x chromosome and one y chromosome (xy). conditions caused by changes (“mutations”) in genes located on the x chromosome are considered x-linked.

x-linked recessive inheritance

most x-linked conditions are recessive. this means that in a person with two x chromosomes (most females), both copies of a gene (i.e., one on each x chromosome) must have a change or mutation whereas in a person with one x chromosome (most males), only one copy of a gene must have a mutation. a female with a mutation in one copy of a gene on the x chromosome is said to be a “carrier” for an x-linked condition. a male with a mutation in a gene on the x chromosome is typically affected with the condition. because females have two copies of the x chromosome and males have only one x chromosome, x-linked recessive diseases are more common among males than females. however, x-linked recessive diseases can occur in both males and females.

for x-linked recessive disorders, an unaffected carrier mother who has a mutation in a gene on the x chromosome can transmit either the x chromosome with this mutation or a “normal” x chromosome to her children. if the father is unaffected, none of her daughters will be affected and all of her daughters will be unaffected—since they will inherit at least one normal x chromosome from their father. however, each daughter will have a 50% chance of being an unaffected carrier like her mother and a 50% chance of both x chromosomes being normal.