An analemma Is Best Used to Determine

question 116

Multiple Choice

An analemma is best used to determine:

• A) the tilt of Earth's axis on any day of the year.
• B) the distance between the sun and the earth on any day of the year.
• C) the solar declination on any day of the year.
• D) solar altitude at any given time of the day.

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Definitions:

Inducible Operon

A segment of DNA that includes genes which are transcribed together in response to an environmental signal.

Lactose Operon

A set of genes and their regulatory sequences involved in the metabolism of lactose in bacteria, demonstrating control of gene expression.

Promoter Regions

Specific DNA sequences where RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription of genes.

Operator

In genetics, a segment of DNA to which a repressor binds, controlling the expression of genes; in mathematics, a function or symbol that represents a function from a set of numbers.