The Next Few Questions Are Based on the Following Description

question 6

Multiple Choice

The next few questions are based on the following description.
A biology student hiking in a forest happens upon an erect, 15-cm-tall plant that bears microphylls and a strobilus at its tallest point. When disturbed, the cone emits a dense cloud of brownish dust. A pocket magnifying glass reveals the dust to be composed of tiny spheres with a high oil content.
-Besides oil, what other chemical should be detected in substantial amounts upon chemical analysis of these small spheres?

• A) sporopollenins
• B) phenolics
• C) waxes
• D) lignins
• E) terpenes

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Definitions:

Drilling Rights

Legal permissions granted to an individual or company to explore and extract resources from the land.

Adjusting Entry

At the close of an accounting cycle, records are made in the accounting books to apportion earnings and expenditures to the actual period of occurrence.

Gallons

A unit of volume for liquid measurements in the United States, equivalent to 3.785 liters.

Mineral Rights

The legal rights to explore, extract, and sell minerals from a piece of land.