O Claims • Evidence • Reasoning Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? Both theories and laws can
be used to predict what will happen in a
situation that has not already been tested.
State your claim. Provide evidence to support
the claim, and explain your reasoning.

The following image is of a diatom. it lives in water and gets food from photosynthesis. it is encased in a hard shell made of something similar to glass or sand . a diatom is a(n) because it has a) multi-celled organism; specialized parts. b) vertebrate; a skeleton. c) insect; an exoskeleton. d) single-called organism; only one cell.

Which statement correctly compares metaphase i and metaphase ii? in metaphase ii twice as many chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell as in metaphase i. in metaphase i twice as many chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell as in metaphase ii. in metaphase ii twice as many chromosomes are pulled to opposite ends of the cell as in metaphase i. in metaphase i twice as many chromosomes are pulled to opposite ends of the cell as in metaphase ii.

Approximately how many times does an average human heart beat in a lifetime?