Landon cut a cold apple into slices, placed the slices on a plate, and left the plate on the kitchen counter. Over the next two hours, Landon observed that the apple slices started to dry out and turn brown. He also noted that the apple slices warmed to room temperature, and a couple of fruit flies started to fly around them. Which of Landon's observations provides evidence of a chemical reaction?

Which statement is not an accurate description of meiosis? a) meiosis produces offspring that are genetically diverse. b) meiosis produces offspring that are identical to the parent. c) in sexual reproduction half of the genetic material comes from the father (sperm) and half of the genetic material comes from the mother (egg). d) meiosis decreases the number of chromosomes by half so that when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.