The process in which two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism is called
a. homeostasis.
b. development.
c. asexual reproduction.
d. sexual reproduction.

The eruption of a nearby volcano causes a prairie ecosystem to receive a lot less sunlight.which of these is the most likely effect on the ecosystem? a-an increase in biodiversity. b-an increase in immigration to the area. c-a decrease in available water. d-a decrease in plant growth.

How does pregnancy begin? a) a placenta forms in the uterus b) a sperm reaches an egg in the fallopian tubec) the blastocyst differentiates into two cell types d) contractions begin in the uterine wallapex

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.