B. The molecules are rearranged by the process of photosynthesis.
C. The molecules are changed into energy and released into the ecosystem as heat.
D. The molecules are broken apart and their atoms are rearranged to form new molecules.
b. False Plankton and nekton are found in the ocean. A shark is an example of nekton.
Exposure to cosmic rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, and radiation from radioactive substances may promote diversity among organisms. The correct option is C.
All the different types of life that are present on Earth are referred to as biological diversity or biodiversity. Three layers of biodiversity can be identified and quantified: species, genetic, and ecosystem diversity.
As high-frequency (high-energy) ionizing radiation, x-rays, and gamma rays contain sufficient energy to ionize (take the electron from) an atom or molecule.
Exposure to cosmic rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, and radiation from radioactive substances cause mutation, and mutation cause change in genes which cause diversity.
Therefore, the correct option is (C) diversity among organisms.
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The question is incomplete. Your most probably complete question is given below:
Metabolism
Originate from predicting life
diversity among organisms
DNA duplication
B) Queen Mary decreed the world was round
C) continued travel to the western hemisphere
D) testing new hypotheses that generated new data
b. Nonrandom mating
c. Assortative mating
d. Mutations
Mutations are the raw material of evolutionary change, introducing genetic variation required for natural selection. Genetic drift, Nonrandom mating and Assortative mating, while part of the evolutionary process, are not the 'raw materials'.
The raw material of evolutionary change is mutations. Mutations are a change in a DNA sequence that can lead to different phenotypic traits. The DNA sequence changes can come in various forms such as deletions, insertions, or substitutions in the base pair sequence. These Mutations are a source of genetic variation, which is crucial for the process of natural selection. Without mutations, evolution could not occur because there would be no variation for natural selection to act upon. Genetic drift, Nonrandom mating and Assortative mating are mechanisms of evolution, not raw materials.
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