Your teacher has decided that your class will grow and care for a common houseplant in your classroom. the plant requires 7 hours of sunlight, as well as water two days a week. the plant will produce flowers when it is healthy. most species bloom into three different flowers. you class goes on winter break, and in the rush of cleaning up the classroom after a movie party, your teacher forgets to assign the plant to someone to take home over break. during the two weeks your class is gone, the plant will receive no light or water.

explain how these two weeks will influence both the environmental and genetic factors of this plant.

Marianne is comparing two animals: a fruit fly and a fruit bat. she asks, "do a fruit fly and a fruit bat share a common ancestor in their evolutionary history? " according to evolutionary theory, what is the answer to marianne's question?

Simulating adaptations in a species in this activity, you will discuss in detail the adaptations in a species of rain forest plants. you will build a simulation that explains the changes in the traits of the plant population over 10 years. you will also establish a scientific explanation to justify the changes in the traits of the population, * time to complete: 1-2 hours part a an organism's adaptations are specific to its native environment. an organism that lives in a coniferous forest will have different adaptations compared to an animal that lives in a tropical rain forest. the following graphs show the temperature and precipitation throughout the year for two different forests: a coniferous forest in canada, and a tropical rain forest in belize. evaluate the graphs, and then explain why plants from these two ecosystems will have different adaptations. in your answer, explain the survival challenges that plants face in these two environments.

Why is it incorrect to say that mitochondria function only as energy factories with cell