Oxygen Has an Atomic Number of 8

question 41

Multiple Choice

Oxygen has an atomic number of 8.This means that oxygen has 8

• A) electrons in its outer most shell.
• B) neutrons in its nucleus.
• C) protons and 8 neutrons in its nucleus.
• D) protons in its nucleus.
• E) neutrons in its outer shell.

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Definitions:

Speciation Event

The process by which new genetically distinct species evolve from a single ancestral species.

Gene Duplication

A process in which a chromosome segment is copied resulting in multiple copies of the same gene in the genome, often leading to new genetic functions.

Paralogs

Genes that have evolved within the same species due to gene duplication and then diverged in function.

Evo-devo

A branch of biology that studies the evolutionary development processes of organisms, focusing on how genetic changes during development influence evolutionary changes.