Why have plants evolved ways to prevent self-fertlization? why do you cross-fertilization (plant to plant) more beneficial to the plant?

When creating a graph, the goes on the x axis and the goes on the y axis. a. dependent variable, independent variable b. experimental group, control group c. independent variable, dependent variable d. control group, experimental group

Which of the following is not a symptom of desertification? a) decrease in salt content of the soil b) lowering of the water table c) reduced surface water d) increased soil erosion e) loss of native vegetation

Plz genetic engineering can be applied to many fields including medicine and agriculture. which of the following is a medical application of genetic engineering? a. giving crop plants recombinant dna so that they would be resistant to herbicides. b. examining a persons pedigree to determine whether they can carry a gene for a genetic disease. c. analyzing a persons dna to see how closely they are related to another person. d. certain genes into bacteria so that they will produce a needed medicine.