An embryo grows into a multicellular organism made of a wide variety of cell types. How does the variation in cell types occur?
A. Each type of specialized cell produces another type in an ordered sequence.
B. Muscle and connective tissue in the embryo produce the other types of specialized cells.
C. Embryonic stem cells divide to produce all types of specialized cells.
D. Embryonic stem cells divide to produce nerve cells, which produce all types of specialized cells.

On a recent expedition to a remote region of northern canada, scientists uncovered skeletal remains from about 100,000 years ago. surprisingly, all the skeletal remains, which included many species from differing biological families and spanned about two thousand years, showed evidence of experiencing temperatures in excess of 1000 degrees fahrenheit (or 538 degrees celsius). which of the following, if true, best explains the apparent paradox between the cold environment and the evidence of the bones experiencing hot temperatures? (a) chemical changes that naturally occur during the process of decay in only one north canadian species produce the same evidence of the species' skeletons being exposed to hot temperatures as the expedition scientists found. (b) a little over 103,000 years ago, a large fire is known to have occurred in northern canada. (c) strong evidence exists that as early as 70,000 years ago, homo sapiens around the world relied heavily on fire to cook animals. (d) in the same expedition and in roughly the same layer of excavation, scientists found rudimentary wood cutting and hunting tools used by early humans.

Which of the following observation darwin shape his concept of descent with modification? a) species diversity declines farther from the equator. b) fewer species live on islands than on the nearest continents. c) birds live on islands located farther from the mainland than the bird's maximum nonstop flight distance. d) south american temperate plants are more similar to the tropical plants of south america than to the temperate plants of europe. e) earthquakes reshape life by causing mass extinctions.

What is one affect on the australian environment due to the introduction of non-native european rabbits? (a) more grass grew in response to the need of the growing population of rabbits. (b) the rabbits balance out the food chain as they became a natural prey to many predators. (c) the rabbits the land by digging, which caused the soil to spread much needed nutrients. (d) the rabbits out-competed other small animals species and caused them to go extinct.