Question 5 Lichens are important to the creation of an ecosystem due the fact that they create soil by

__1__ is a climate cycle where the temperature of the __2__ ocean changes because of movements of air and ocean currents. during this period, the trade winds in the south __3__ , causing the __4__ water to move from the __5__ region to the __6__ region. 1) el nino or the monsoon 2) atlantic, indian, or pacific 3) reverse, strengthen, or weaken 4) cold or warm 5) eastern or western 6) eastern or western

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?

What evidence did mendel find that supported his law of independent assortment? a. some traits are controlled by several different genes. b. a trait can be passed on from a parent to an offspring. c. most traits have a dominant form and a recessive form. d. different traits are passed on independently of each other.