"Meteoroid" Is the Term Used to Describe a Solid Particle

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Multiple Choice

"Meteoroid" is the term used to describe a solid particle, smaller than 10 meters or so in diameter, that

• A) is drifting around in space.
• B) has fallen to Earth from space.
• C) burns up as it falls through Earth's atmosphere.
• D) originated on the Moon but was knocked onto Earth by a massive impact.

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Definitions:

Heterozygotes

Individuals having two different alleles for a specific gene, one inherited from each parent, which can result in varied expressions of certain traits.

Dominant Alleles

Alleles that mask the effect of other alleles at the same gene locus when they are present.

Population Genetics

The study of the distributions and changes of allele frequency in a population, as influenced by evolutionary processes such as natural selection, gene flow, mutation, and genetic drift.

Community Dynamics

The variations, changes, and interactions between species within a community over time.