. In which of the following scenarios is chemical energy is transformed into thermal energy?

A squirrel uses the energy in seeds to build structures in its body

A tree captures sunlight to produce the sugars it uses for food

A fish is able to swim using the energy it gets from eating plants

A lion’s temperature increases as it uses the energy it gets from its prey

Crossing over is a method of (blank)?

When the oxygen produced by photosynthetic plants in the water dissolves in the water, which of these is being formed?

Which statement is not an accurate description of meiosis? a) meiosis produces offspring that are genetically diverse. b) meiosis produces offspring that are identical to the parent. c) in sexual reproduction half of the genetic material comes from the father (sperm) and half of the genetic material comes from the mother (egg). d) meiosis decreases the number of chromosomes by half so that when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.