Random mutations can occur in an organism's DNA, causing traits that are different from other organisms in that species. Sometimes these mutations can cause problems for the organism, but other times they are beneficial. What is a possible benefit to a random mutation in an organism?

The phlogiston theory in the 17th century attempted to explain burning. the theory stated that combustable objects contained a material called phlogiston, a substance without mass, color, odor, etc. after objects burned, the objects were dephlogistonated and were then in their true form. the phlogiston theory was accepted until the 18th century, when lavoisier proved that combustion requires a gas that has mass. phlogiston is considered a) to be scientific knowledge b) not to be scientific knowledge c) to be proven by scientific method d) to be accepted in the modern scientific community

Which identifies the main purpose of biological taxonomy?

Astudent reads the following text in a science book: scientific evidence tells us that the cause of earths four seasons is the tilt of earth as it revolves around the sound the student is instructed to illustrate this information in a science book. how will the student illustrate winter in the northern hemisphere? a.earths northern hemisphere will tilt away from the sun. b. earths northern hemisphere will tilt toward the sun. c.earths orbit will be farther away than from the sun d. earths southern hemisphere will tilt away from the sun.