Wood Becomes Petrified When Its Tissues Are Replaced by Minerals

question 21

Multiple Choice

Wood becomes petrified when its tissues are replaced by minerals. Although petrified wood is no longer part of a living organism, which property of life will still be present in the wood?

• A) organization
• B) homeostasis
• C) growth and reproduction
• D) response to stimuli
• E) metabolism

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Definitions:

Capital Balances

The amount of money that the owners or shareholders have invested in the company.

Salary Allowances

Additional benefits or compensations given to employees over and above their regular salary, which could include housing, transportation, or medical allowances.

Net Income

The ultimate earnings of an enterprise once it has accounted for all expenditures and taxes against its total sales.

Liquidating Partnership

The process of dissolving a partnership by selling off assets, paying off liabilities, and distributing the remaining assets to partners.