Basalt, formed from magma, contains iron-rich minerals. why is basalt important?
a. iron is magnetic and it triggers the reversal of earth's magnetic field.
b. iron is rich in nutrients and makes the soil easily identifiable.
c. iron is magnetic and records the orientation and direction of earth's magnetic field.

Amylase is an enzyme found in the human digestive system. why do you think it was important to keep the enzyme temperature above 37 degrees celsius (98.6 degrees f)? describe what might happen if the temperature decreased by 10 degrees celsius.

Which of the following shows the correct order in which light information travels through the eye? (2 points) lens, pupil, retina, optic nerve pupil, lens, retina, optic nerve pupil, lens, optic nerve, retina lens, pupil, optic nerve, retina

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.