Which of the following best explains how the sweet pea plants in the parental generation produce F₁ offspring with 14 chromosomes?

When a mustard plant seedling is transferred to an environment with higher levels of carbon dioxide, the new leaves have a lower stomata-to-surface-area ratio than do the seedling's original leaves.

Which of the following best explains how the leaves from the same plant can have different stomatal densities when exposed to an elevated carbon dioxide level?
A) Increased photosynthesis leads to larger leaves that need more stomata for photosynthesis, leading to an increase in stomatal density.
B) Leaf growth is promoted through increased photosynthesis, but the genetically regulated rate of stomatal production is not altered, leading to a decrease in stomatal density.
C) Leaf growth is inhibited by decreased photosynthesis, and the genetically regulated rate of stomatal production remains the same, leading to an increase in stomatal density.
D) Leaf growth is inhibited by decreased photosynthesis, and the genetically regulated rate of stomatal production remains the same, leading to a decrease in stomatal density.

Which of the following statements best explains the production of haploid cells that occurs in meiosis but not in mitosis?

For sexually reproducing diploid parent cells, which of the following statements best explains the production of haploid cells that occurs in meiosis but not in mitosis? Separation of chromatids occurs once, and there are two rounds of cell division in meiosis.

Which of the following represents the most accurate prediction of the cause of the inheritance pattern illustrated in the karyotype?

Which of the following represents the most accurate prediction of the cause of the inheritance pattern illustrated in the karyotype? The chromosomes failed to separate during gamete formation.

What is the best explanation for the pink flowered offspring?

What is the best explanation for the pink-flowered offspring? Blue flowers are incompletely dominant to pink flowers. Pink flower color is a trait recessive to blue flower color. Pink flower color is the result of somatic mutations in the flower color gene.

Which of the following best explains a distinction between Metaphase I and Metaphase?

Which of the following best explains a distinction between metaphase I and metaphase II? Homologous pairs of chromosomes are aligned during metaphase II, but individual chromosomes are aligned during metaphase IIII. You just studied 24 terms!