Which of the following would be a clue that a substance is a mineral? A. it appears on the periodic table of elements

B. it exists as a liquid or gas

C. it comes from a specific type of flower

D. it was made by a machine in a factory

Which set of characteristics best describes sedimentary rock? a) largest type of rock, made of organic matter, hardest type of rock b) often contains layers, forms near sources of water, contains fossils c) least abundant type of rock, made of other rocks, made mostly of minerals d) most abundant type in earth's crust, made of magma/lava, contains no fossils

Which of the following statements about protists are true? a.they are typically found in moist environments. b.they are all unicellular. c.they have a nucleus. d.they are all multicellular.

Which of the following factors would not contribute to allopatric speciation? a) a population becomes geographically isolated from the parent population.b) the separated population is small, and genetic drift occurs.c) the isolated population is exposed to different selection pressures than the ancestral population.d) different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations.e) gene flow between the two populations is extensive.