3. A child is diagnosed with sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder. Which of the following is
true about the mutation that occurred?
A. The mutation produced a harmful effect.
B. The mutation is due to the environment.
COC. The mutation did not affect the child,
D. The mutation produced a beneficial effect.

Which statement about the pancreas is not true? a. it is an endocrine organ in the abdomen. b. it release chemicals into the digestive system. c. it releases insulin to increase glucose levels. d. it release hormones into the bloodstream.

African penguins, which inhabit the coasts of southern africa, were classified as an endangered species in 2010. two significant threats to their survival are ecosystem damage from oil spills and overfishing by humans. overfishing depletes the food supply of african penguins. the best method to reduce the threat of overfishing would be to . the risk of oil spills could be reduced by increasing the use of , which should oil consumption. if an oil spill does occur, could be used to remove the oil so the ecosystem may more quickly recover.

2. does the given statement describe a step in the transformation of the graph off(x) = x2 that would result in the graph of g(x) = -5x + 2)? a. the parent function is reflected across the x-axis. o yes nob. the parent function is stretched by a factor of 5. yes noonc. the parent function is translated 2 units up.o yes