The Most Abundant Gaseous Components of the Earth's Atmosphere Are

question 16

Multiple Choice

The most abundant gaseous components of the Earth's atmosphere are:

• A) carbon dioxide and oxygen.
• B) nitrogen and hydrogen.
• C) nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
• D) nitrogen and oxygen.

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Definitions:

Complete Metamorphosis

A type of insect development that includes four distinct life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult, with each stage looking entirely different and serving a different role in the life cycle.

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle found in plants and some algae, involving both asexual and sexual phases.

Haploid

Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, a condition typical of gametes in sexually reproducing organisms.

Diploid

Referring to a cell or organism that has two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.