Which of the following properties of water would be most important in protecting a fish in a shallow pond on a hot summer day?
a. the low density of water in the solid phase
b. water’s strong forces of adhesion
c. water’s strong forces of cohesion
d. water’s solvent properties

Why do leaves change color in the fall? green pigments break down and no longer mask the color of chlorophyll. chlorophyll breaks down and no longer masks the colors of other pigments. red- and yellow-colored pigments grow and mask green-colored chlorophyll. green-colored chlorophyll breaks down and turns red and yellow.

Mrna: gcuaauguc what amino acids does the mrna above code for? what type of amino acids or function are uag, uga, and uaa coding for? which codon (3 letters) signals translation to start and also codes for the amino acid methionine (met)?

What determines whether a particular cell is able to respond to a hormone?