Biology studies the diversity of life, and its unifying characteristics, which include (choose all that apply) Multiple select question. ability to respond to stimuli. ability to reproduce and develop. ability to maintain an internal environment. ability to acquire materials and energy. ability to communicate. ability to adapt and evolve to changing conditions. levels of organization. ability to photosynthesize.

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.