A mining company is interested in monazite, a mineral substance that forms in igneous rock in Earth’s interior. They think they found a lot of monazite in a sedimentary rock formation at Earth’s surface. Could this really be monazite? If so, how could the monazite have become part of sedimentary rock?

Why does meiosis produce cells with half the chromosomes? o a. most of the chromosomes are not necessary to keep an organism alive. b. a gamete needs only half the number of chromosomes because two gametes join together. o c. it makes the gametes easier to move around in the organism. o d. it is faster to produce gametes with fewer chromosomes.

How do you date a sample of rock that you suspect as being one of the earliest on earth

What is the name of the type of cell division that occurs in the prokaryotic cell cycle