Your Friend Tells You That Last Night, They Saw Mars

question 92

Multiple Choice

Your friend tells you that last night, they saw Mars high in the sky at midnight. You conclude that

• A)Mars must be at its farthest distance from the Earth.
• B)Mars must be in retrograde.
• C)Your friend must be mistaken: Mars can never be seen at midnight.
• D)Mars must be at its closest distance from the Sun.

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Definitions:

Ratio

A mathematical way of comparing two quantities by division, expressing how much of one thing exists relative to another.

Pleiotropic Gene

A single gene that influences multiple phenotypic traits, demonstrating the complexity of gene expression on phenotype.

Multiple Effects

The outcome or consequences that arise from a single cause, which can impact different systems or functions within an organism or environment.

Epistatic Gene

A gene that can interfere with the expression of other genes, altering the phenotypic outcome and creating variations in traits.