Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Conifers Conifers are the dominant phylum of gymnosperms, with the most variety of species. Most are tall trees that usually bear scale-like or needle-like leaves. The thin shape of the needles and their waxy cuticle limits water loss through transpiration. Snow slides easily off needle-shaped leaves, keeping the load light and decreasing breaking of branches. These adaptations to cold and dry weather explain the predominance of conifers at high altitudes and in cold climates. Conifers include familiar evergreen trees, such as pines, spruces, firs, cedars, sequoias, and yews (Figure 14.20). A few species are deciduous and lose their leaves all at once in fall. The European larch and the tamarack are examples of deciduous conifers. Many coniferous trees are harvested for paper pulp and timber. The wood of conifers is more primitive than the wood of angiosperms; it contains tracheids, but no vessel elements, and is referred to as "soft wood. Q: Conifers are the dominant phylum of gymnosperms, with the most variety of species. most are tall trees that usually bear scale-like or needle-like leaves. the thin shape of the needles and their waxy cuticle limits water loss through this? A:

OPTIONS:
- evaporation
- transportation
- sedimentation
- transpiration

A: transpiration

input: OPTIONS:
- ridges
- valleys
- points
- crests Now, answer this question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The high points of a transverse wave are called crests, and the low points are called troughs. Q: The high points of a transverse wave are called what? A:
A:
output: crests

Answer the following question given this paragraph: Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the closest planet to Earth, in distance and in size. Venus has a very thick, corrosive atmosphere, and the surface temperature is extremely high. Q: What kind of surface temperature is found on venus? A:

OPTIONS:
- a little hot
- cool
- cold
- extremely high

Answer: extremely high

Problem: OPTIONS:
- pollen grains
- ribosomes
- mitochondria
- viral capsid
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Where are the viral enzyme and genome packaged inside? A:
Answer: viral capsid

Problem:OPTIONS:
- ecosystem
- taxonomy
- community
- population

Answer the following question given this paragraph: A population is a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area. The population is the unit of natural selection, adaptation, and microevolution. In ecology, how large a population is and how quickly it is growing are often used as measures of a species' health. Q: What term refers to a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and is the unit of natural selection, adaptation, and microevolution? A:
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A: population

Problem:OPTIONS:
- minor extinction
- moderate extinction
- formation extinction
- mass extinction

Answer the following question given this paragraph: After each mass extinction, new species evolve to fill the habitats where old species lived. This is well documented in the fossil record. Q: The fossil record shows that this type of event is followed by the evolution of new species to fill the habitats where old species lived? A:
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A:
mass extinction