Explain How the Crust, Mantle, and Inner/outer Core Are Different

question 13

Essay

Explain how the crust, mantle, and inner/outer core are different in composition.

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Definitions:

Alkaline Soils

Soils with a pH value above 7, often rich in carbonate minerals, which can impact nutrient availability and plant growth.

Two-Point Test Cross

A genetic cross used to test for linkage; individuals heterozygous at two loci are crossed with individuals who are homozygous recessive at those loci.

Linkage

The tendency for a group of genes locatedon the same chromosome to be inherited togetherin successive generations

Genes

Segments of DNA located on chromosomes that carry the instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of organisms.