The hypothalamus: a. initiates voluntary movements.
b. functions in speech recognition
c. controls autonomic nervous system and regulates thirst
d. is regulated by the pituitary gland.
e. plays a very minor role in the maintenance of homeostasis

Option C..

controls autonomic nervous system and regulates thirst

Explanation:

Hypothalamus controls autonomic nervous system and regulates thirst because it is above the brain stem and it receive autonomic regulatory signals or information , then it then act to integrate and controls autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system help to regulate different types of body functions like sexual arousal, heart rate, pupilatory rate, digestion rate , respiratory rate e.t.c.

the farther away the object is from the central star (the sun) it's gravitainal pull on the object is weaker when it is farther

explanation:

both male and female gametes are produced by meiosis of the germ cells. therefore, both male and female gametes are haploid. one male and one female gamete unite during the fertilization to form the diploid zygote. in seed bearing plants, pollen grain is the male gametophyte, which produces sperm cells.