During the process of fertilization, which step happens first? a. the sperm's nucleus enters the egg cell. b. enzymes break down the protective layer of the egg cell membrane. c. a sperm attaches to a binding site on the egg cell membrane. d. the cell membrane of the egg cell changes. e. the sperm looses its tail.

Asolution of an enzyme and a substrate was placed in a water bath and the temperature of the reaction was raised gradually. the graph shown was plotted at the end of the experiment. what can be concluded from the graph? a) temperature has no effect on the activity of the enzyme. b) the effect of temperature on the enzyme is unpredictable. c) the enzyme shows increased activity up to a certain temperature. d) the activity of the enzyme is inversely proportional to the temperature.

The blue particles in this image are able to cross the cell membrane through simple diffusion. how will they be transported? outside the cell inside the cell o a. the substances will move directly across the membrane from outside the cell to inside the cell. b. the substances will move through channels in the membrane proteins from outside the cell to inside the cell. o c. the substances will move through channels in the membrane proteins from inside the cell to outside the cell. o d. the substances will move directly across the membrane from inside the cell to outside the cell.

The diagram below shows the layers of a rock having a trilobite: a rock column labeled rock is shown. the column has three layers. the bottommost layer of the rock has one shaded rhomboid shape, the middle layer has a rhombus with a diagonal along with two identical organisms marked as, trilobite, in the key, the top layer has two semicircles. a key is shown on the right side of the diagram. the shaded rhombus is marked as a, the rhombus with the diagonal is marked as b, the semicircle is marked as c which statement about the rock fossils is true?