Gina Wants to Study the Effect of Power Lines on Porcupines

question 9

Short Answer

Gina wants to study the effect of power lines on porcupines. She observes one site with power lines every morning from 8am until 10am for 10 days in a row and records an average of 4 porcupines leaving their habitat every day. What is the issue with Gina's study?
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Ribosomes

Molecular machines within cells that synthesize proteins by translating the genetic information encoded in mRNA.

Nucleotides

Organic molecules that serve as the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

Nucleic Acids

Biopolymers essential to all known forms of life, which carry genetic information in cells, primarily in the form of DNA and RNA.

Genetic Information

The set of instructions found in DNA and RNA that dictates the physical and functional characteristics of an organism.