What Is the Name for the Group of Elements Indicated

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the group of elements indicated by the shaded portion of the periodic table?

• A)alkaline earth metals
• B)group 3A elements
• C)halogens
• D)noble gases

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Definitions:

Liverworts

Simple, non-vascular plants, similar to mosses, that proliferate in moist, shaded environments and are among the earliest terrestrial plants.

Sporangium

A structure in fungi and plants where spores are produced and stored.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of haploid gametes or spores.

Strobilus

In certain plants, a conelike structure that bears spore-producing sporangia.