Using the Köppen Classification System, What Classification Would You Assign

question 64

Multiple Choice

Using the Köppen classification system, what classification would you assign to a region that is wet year round and has monthly mean temperatures that never dip below 18C?

• A)Am
• B)Aw
• C)Af
• D)As

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Definitions:

Proto-oncogenes

Normal genes that can become oncogenes if mutated or expressed at high levels, potentially leading to cancer.

Tumor Suppressor Genes

Genes that help regulate cell growth and division, and can prevent the development of tumors by repairing DNA, promoting cell death, or ensuring cells do not proliferate uncontrollably.

Apoptosis Initiator

A molecule or signaling pathway that triggers the process of programmed cell death, crucial for development and maintaining homeostasis.

Apoptosis

A form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms, helping to eliminate cells that are no longer needed or are harmful.