Dead skin cells are shed in thin sheets because they are held together by "spots" of proteoglycan reinforced by intermediate filaments. Such strong intercellular connections are called:
A) tight junctions.
B) intermediate junctions.
C) desmosomes.
D) junctional complexes.
E) gap junctions.

Next pretest: evolution select the correct answer in a laboratory population of flies, the female flies are gray and the males are yellowish gray. biologists observed that all the male flies had an equal chance for reproduction, but the male flies with the brightest colors were more likely to successfully reproduce. what phenomenon could explain such a change? a sexual selection b. disruptive selection c. stabilizing selection d. directional selection

Imagine a rocket launching from earth and travelling to the moon. in which order would the rocket pass through the layers of the atmosphere? thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

1) strawberry plants typically reproduce by making runners, which are miniature versions of themselves, that grow off of the roots and stems of the parent. this type of vegetative reproduction is known as a) pollination. b) fragmentation. c) binary fission. d) vegetative propogation.