What Does a Waning Crescent Moon Mean

question 24

Multiple Choice

What does a waning crescent moon mean?

• A) The changing Moon between full moon and third quarter
• B) The changing Moon between third quarter and new moon
• C) The changing Moon between first quarter and full moon
• D) The changing Moon between new moon and first quarter
• E) The changing Moon between first and third quarters

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Definitions:

Nonsynonymous Mutation

A type of DNA mutation that results in a change in the amino acid sequence of a protein.

Genetic Drift

The process by which allele frequencies in a population change due to chance events, affecting small populations more significantly.

Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid or termination signal during protein synthesis.

Natural Selection

Natural selection is a mechanism that can lead to adaptive evolution, whereby differences in the phenotypes of individuals cause some of them to survive and reproduce more effectively than others and therefore outcompete them.