What risks does ultraviolet and infrared pose to humans?

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blues · Answer

Ultraviolet and infrared radiation introduce breaks into one or both strands of DNA and when these errors are not caught by the cell's DNA repair systems, these induce mutations. Mutations in turn contribute to diseases, mostly cancer.

anonymous · Answer

THANK YOU !!! YOU ARE GOD! :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

blues · Answer

You're welcome. A god, eh? ; P Why does it not say so on my SmartScore?

anonymous · Answer

iim so bad at biology and i need alot of help with it .

blues · Answer

Biology was brutal for the first six months. It was random facts but when they started fitting together and new things started fitting into what I already learned it got a lot easier.

anonymous · Answer

ugh i have to take a quiz now :(
im going to fail

blues · Answer

Take your time with each question and think it through.

anonymous · Answer

Which of these processes occurs in the chloroplast of a plant leaf?

		
fermentation
 		
photosynthesis
 		
glycolysis
 		
Krebs cycle

anonymous · Answer

is it the photo

blues · Answer

Hmm, I'm not going to answer questions on your quiz for you - but I'd start this question by thinking about which process happens only in plants...

anonymous · Answer

you are no longer god

blues · Answer

A mere mortal among mortal men.

blues · Answer

Honestly, I am going to stop this idle banter distracting you from your quiz.