How does the position of the scrotum in a male's body protect sperm? a. the temperature of the scrotum is at least two degrees below body temperature, which is ideal for the survival of sperm. b. the temperature of the scrotum is at least two degrees above body temperature, which is ideal for the survival of sperm. c. the temperature of the scrotum is maintained at body temperature, which is ideal for the survival of sperm.

A)

The temperature of the scrotum is at least 2 degrees Celsius below the body temperature which is ideal for sperm to live.

step 1: initiation

initiation is the beginning of transcription. it occurs when the enzyme rna polymerase binds to a region of a gene called the promoter. this signals the dna to unwind so the enzyme can ‘‘read’’ the bases in one of the dna strands. the enzyme is now ready to make a strand of mrna with a complementary sequence of bases.

step 2: elongation

elongation is the addition of nucleotides to the mrna strand. rna polymerase reads the unwound dna strand and builds the mrna molecule, using complementary base pairs. there is a brief time during this process when the newly formed rna is bound to the unwound dna. during this process, an adenine (a) in the dna binds to an uracil (u) in the rna.

step 3: termination

termination is the ending of transcription, and occurs when rna polymerase crosses a stop (termination) sequence in the gene. the mrna strand is complete, and it detaches from dna.