Newsela Life and Purpose: A Biologist Reflects on the
Qualities that Define Life
By Ursula Goodenough, Big History Project on 07.31.16
Word Count 1,071
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What makes something alive ?

Maria wanted to grow a fern in her backyard. acting on a suggestion from a friend, she collected brown dots from the underside of a fern's leaves and then potted them. after a few days, maria saw small fern leaves erupting from the pot. which statement explains this phenomenon? a. the fern transitioned from gametophyte generation to sporophyte generation. b. the fern grew as a result of mitosis. c. the fern transitioned from sporophyte generation to gametophyte generation. d. the fern grew to be genetically identical to its parent plant.

Which statement best describes the relationship between an allele and a gene? question 1 options: an allele is a variation of a gene that can be expressed as a phenotype. an allele is the part of a gene that attaches to messenger rna molecules. an allele is a segment of a dna molecule that controls replication of a gene.

Which best describes what you will do in the reaching your academic potential course?