In the chemical laboratory, why do scientists use a mortar and pestle? A. To increase surface area of a solute
B. To decrease surface area of a solute
C. To increase temperature of a solute
D. To decrease temperature of a solute

Your friend offers to show you an intrusive igneous rock. which of the following would you expect to see?

Which supports the idea that birds and butterflies both have wings but they do not have a common ancestor with wings? a. the wings are analogous structures that evolved differently and do not have a similar internal structure. b. the wings are homologous structures that evolved differently and do not have a similar internal structure. c. wings of birds are vestigial structures, but the wing structures of bats are not vestigial. d. wings of bats are vestigial structures, but the wing structures of birds are not vestigial

Consider a culture medium on which only gram-positive organisms such as staphylococcus aureus colonies can grow due to an elevated nacl level. a yellow halo surrounds the growth, indicating the bacterium fermented a sugar in the medium, decreasing the ph as a result and changing the color of a ph indicator chemical. this type of medium would be referred to as a differential and enrichment culture.