Using the information on here (from the 3 slides), can someone please put the Solar Nebula Theory into simple terms? And how is it different from the Catastrophe theories? The definition of the Catastrophe theories from the slides: the solar system was created when the Sun
partially or nearly collided with another star.
Problems: Such events are extremely rare. Also, the resulting material would be so hot that it would dissipate into space and not accrete.

Thus Catastrophe theories have been rejected because of these reasons and an overall lack of supporting evidence.

Which would be the outcome in a fertilized egg if the process of meiosis did not occur? twice as many chromosomes as the parents half as many chromosomes as the parents same number of chromosomes as the parents triple the number of chromosomes as the parents?

The tasmanian devil, a marsupial carnivore, is facing extinction due to devil facial tumor disease (dftd) which causes bulging cancerous lumps and lesions to erupt around the face and neck — often causing enough deformation to make seeing or eating difficult. dftd has evolved into a contagious cancer, a trait that is unique among cancers. devil mating behavior involves biting around the head and neck, allowing cells from one individual — especially cells from the crumbly dftd tumors — to be transferred to the wounds or face of a new individual. this marsupial was once found across australia, but sea levels rose, isolating the tasmanian population, while the australian population went extinct. what would be an outcome of genetic isolation that is likely to have impacted the spread of dftd? a) reduced territory puts diseased individuals in greater contact with non-diseased ones. b) inbreeding results in less variation in facial features so the cancer is generally fatal. c) genetic isolation has made it difficult for scientists to develop a vaccine against dftd. d) the lack of genetic variation in the immune system of tasmanian devils minimizes resistance to the disease.

Describe the change in phase and temperature as water moves from the oceans to the atmosphere and then returns to earth again as rain. a) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases b) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature increases c) evaporation : temperature decreases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases d) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature increases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases