explain the difference between a scientific hypothesis, Theory, and law - -Hypothesis: tentative
statement about the natural world leading to deductions that can be tested
-Theory: well sustain an explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts,
laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses
- Law: descriptive generalization about how some aspect of the natural world behaves under stated
circumstances
cells produced by mitosis are haploid - false
germinating or sprouting plants are actively undergoing mitosis - true
meiosis occurs in sexually reproducing eukaryotes - true
meiosis is a type of cell division which increases the chromosomal number by 2 - false
during meiosis, chromosomes may "cross-over" and Shuffle their genetic information - true
plant breeders can take advantage of meiosis by selective breeding: pollen from plants with desired
traits are purposely crossed with other plants exhibiting desired traits - true
DNA replication occurs 3' to 5' - false
DNA polymerases are the enzymes that create DNA molecules by assembling nucleotides - true
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