Ascientist believes that she has found a new life form. which of the following conditions is not considered essential in determining whether the putative new life form is alive?
a. the creature seems to react to being touched.
b. the creature possesses purposeful anatomical structures that differ from one another.
c. the creature's body is bilaterally symmetrical.
d. it appears to have cells when viewed under a microscope

Which of the following is not a major characteristic used to identify minerals? a. hardness c. density b. magnetism d. luster select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d i know it is not d

4.06 hc)a five-year review of threats to the southern resident orca population of the united states concluded that the top threats were prey availability, contaminants, and effects from recreational and whale watching vessels. further down the list are oil spills, disease, and effects from commercial vessels not targeting whales. how might this list be different if it were for transient whale populations, which have a larger average population size and live farther offshore in open waters? a)the transient population is more likely to be affected by contaminants. b)the transient population is less likely to be affected by whale watching vessels. c)the transient population is more likely to be affected by disease. d)the transient population is less likely to be affected by prey availability.

In natural selection, what is actually “selected? ” a) alleles are directly selected b) genotypes are directly selected c) phenotypes are directly selected d) entire populations are directly selected