Some animals, like birds, reproduce by fusion of cells.

before a bird hatches, what protects the bird as it develops?

a. the warmth of the sun?

b. the thin shell of the egg?

c. the hard shell of the egg?

d. the nutrients from its mothers body?

Punnett squares are used to show possible combinations of alleles or to predict the probability of a trait occurring in offspring. an incomplete dominance cross is performed between a bird that is homozygous for red feathers and a bird that is homozygous for blue feathers. purple offspring result. then, two of the purple offspring are crossed. according to the punnett square for this cross, how many of the offspring from the second cross will have a feather color that results from incomplete dominance? 1 in 4 2 in 4 3 in 4 4 in 4

Which of the following types of stars are dim but can have high surface temperatures? giants main sequence stars supergiants dwarfs

Which of the following is likely not involved in this example of ecological succession? a) the rotting remains of plants add to the fertility of the soil. b)the soil becomes so fertile that eel grass is replaced by other plant species. c) the roots from plants stabilize the sediment, keeping it in place. d) the concentration of salt becomes so high that all plant life is destroyed.