Solve the Problem. -The Charcoal from a Tree Killed in a Volcanic Eruption

question 119

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The charcoal from a tree killed in a volcanic eruption contained 68.2% of the carbon-14 found in living matter. How old is the tree, to the nearest year? Use 5700 years for the half-life of carbon-14.

• A) 5700 years
• B) 2182 years
• C) 1512 years
• D) 3147 years

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Molecular Switch

A molecular mechanism wherein a molecule changes its structure in response to environmental signals, leading to a functional change.

Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize functional gene products (often proteins) that can affect a cell's structure and function.

Promoter

The nucleotide sequence in DNA to which RNA polymerase attaches to begin transcription.

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