A team of engineers is designing a new ship. The engineers first build several models of the ship. Explain why the models could help the engineers.

The oxidizing agent our bodies use to obtain energy from food is oxygen (from the air). if you breathe 15 times a minute (at rest), taking in and exhaling 0.5 l of air with each breath, what volume of air do you breathe each day? air is 21% oxygen by volume. what volume of oxygen do you breathe each day?

Ricardo notices that when he plays soccer in the rain, his ball does not seem to go as far after a kick. what is the best scientific question that ricardo could ask about this observation? is soccer better played in the rain or sun? how does rain affect the distance a soccer ball can travel? how does rain affect the speed of a soccer ball? is soccer affected by the rain?

Indicate the coat color and the proportion of offspring with that color for each of the following crosses of rabbits. assume all are homozygous. agouti x albino a) 1/2 albino, 1/2 agouti b) all agouti c) 3/4 agouti, 1/4 albino