Human hands are delicate and efficient instruments. each one contains 27 bones, one more than each human foot. each also contains muscles and tendons which react to nerve stimuli. it is these reactions which enable people to clench and grasp. the thumbs are, perhaps, the most important part of each human hand. they are opposable, which gives them their unique movement. besides humans, only apes have opposable thumbs. the ability to grasp is probably responsible for much of human progress.

Researchers determine that the biodiversity in a woodland region is declining. they identify two major threats to the region's biodiversity, a method to address each threat, and the expected outcome of each method. this information is shown in the table. threat method number of species that benefit number of years to see benefit habitat fragmentation reforestation 450 8 introduced prey species biological augmentation 150 2 which statement is an accurate explanation of the information in the table? a. biological augmentation would benefit only a few species because it is typically not very effective. b. biological augmentation would take less time to be effective because it targets the majority of prey species. c. reforestation would take the longest time to be effective because trees take several years to grow. d. reforestation would not benefit many species because most forest species live on the ground.

Why does meiosis produce cells with half the chromosomes? o a. most of the chromosomes are not necessary to keep an organism alive. b. a gamete needs only half the number of chromosomes because two gametes join together. o c. it makes the gametes easier to move around in the organism. o d. it is faster to produce gametes with fewer chromosomes.

Discuss the functions of epithelial connective nerviud and muscular tissues