Question about stars!
star distance from earth
alpha centauri 4.2 light years
barnard's star 6.0 light years
sirius 8.9 light years

the table above shows the distances to some of the nearest stars to our solar system. which of the following is true?
i. light from all three stars reaches earth in equal time.
ii. light from all three stars travels at the same speed.
iii. of the three stars, sirius is the farthest from earth.
iv. barnard's star is closer to earth than sirius is.

a. iii and iv only
b. ii, iii, and iv only
c. i and ii only
d. i, ii, iii, and iv

(drag each tile to the correct identify which questions can be answered by what can be answered by science or which cannot. -is it right or wrong to use genetic engineering to produce new food products? -what are the most common social settings that tend to produce accomplished artists? -if a new gene is added to the genome of a tomato species, will that species be more resistant to insects? -should humans use biotechnology to bring extinct organisms from the fossil record back to life? -do the types of organisms found in the fossil record appear in consistent sequences in different parts of the world? -are michelangelo's paintings more impressive than rembrandt's?

The human genome project is devoted to mapping the general dna sequence of our species. this could lead to the development of new medicines, as well as the possibility of using gene therapy to treat certain diseases. however, there are some ethical issues surrounding the mapping of individual genomes. one concern is a) that your genes may change over time, making the project useless. b) that insurance companies could discriminate based on genetic make-up. c) that since this has never been done before, we should probably not do it now. d) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.

In a hypothetical breed of dogs, coat color is controlled by two genes. there are six different coat colors in this breed: black, brown, cream, gray, silver, and tan. consider the following crosses. cross 1: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all black. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black or brown. cross 2: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with tan males from a lineage where all males are tan and all females are cream. f1 males are black, f1 females are gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black, brown, gray, or tan. cross 3: silver females from a lineage where all females are silver and all males are gray are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males are black, brown, gray, or tan, f2 females are cream, gray, silver, or tan. select the correct statements regarding the mode of inheritance of the coat color genes. a) both genes are x-linked. b) both genes are autosomal. c) one of the genes modifies the expression of the other gene. d) each gene has an additive effect on the intensity of coat color. e) each gene independently specifies three colors. f) one of the genes is autosomal, and the other is x-linked.