You Chemically Analyze a Small Sample of a Meteorite

question 147

Multiple Choice

You chemically analyze a small sample of a meteorite. K-40 and Ar-40 are present in a ratio of approximately 1.65 units of K-40 atoms to 8.35 units of gaseous Ar-40 atoms. How old is the meteorite given the half-life of this decay is 1.25 billion years?

• A) 1.25 billion years
• B) 5.00 billion years
• C) 2.75 billion years
• D) 3.25 billion years

Recognize the role of specific plant-produced compounds (e.g., alkaloids, flavonoids) in inhibiting herbivore and pathogen success.

Appreciate the importance of plant defenses in agriculture and how they can be manipulated for crop protection.

Understand the specific adaptations plants have developed for survival in extreme environmental conditions.

Identify differences in adaptations between various types of specialised plants like halophytes and xerophytes.

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