Dna or protein can be used as a molecular clock that tells how long it has been since two species have diverged from a common ancestor

African penguins, which inhabit the coasts of southern africa, were classified as an endangered species in 2010. two significant threats to their survival are ecosystem damage from oil spills and overfishing by humans. overfishing depletes the food supply of african penguins. the best method to reduce the threat of overfishing would be to . the risk of oil spills could be reduced by increasing the use of , which should oil consumption. if an oil spill does occur, could be used to remove the oil so the ecosystem may more quickly recover.

Blood stem cells may develop into any kind of human blood cells. what kind of stem cells are blood stem cells? a. multipotent stem cells o b. totipotent stem cells o c. pluripotent stem cells o d. unipotent stem cells

Nephrons, the functional unit of kidneys, are responsible for formation of urine. the sentences describe situations that are the result of problems in the urine formation process. for the nephron shown below, match each situation to the step in the urine formation process where the problem lies.