Which of the Following Is Not a Mechanism for Heat

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a mechanism for heat transfer?

• A)conduction
• B)contraction
• C)radiation
• D)convection
• E)They are all mechanisms for heat transfer.

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Definitions:

Regulatory Mutations

Changes in the DNA that affect the regulation of gene expression without altering the gene's coding sequence.

Protein-Coding Sequence

A protein-coding sequence is a segment of DNA or RNA that contains the information necessary to construct a protein, critical for the functioning of cells and organisms.

Adaptation

An inherited aspect of an individual that allows it to outcompete other members of the same population that lack the trait (or that have a different version of the trait). Adaptations are traits that have evolved through the mechanism of natural selection.

Homologous

Homologous refers to structures or genes that originate from a common ancestor, often performing similar or related functions in different organisms.