Using the Mohs scale of hardness, the mineral has a hardness greater than 6.5 (Steel nail) but less than 8.5 (Drill bit). The corundum has a hardness of 9.0, which means it cannot be scratched by a drill bit, but all the other choices have a hardness scale less than 6.5 but the mineral was not scratched by the nail. So the best answer would be B.
A family of orientation refers to the family into which a person is born. A family of procreation describes one that is formed through marriage. These distinctions have cultural significance related to issues of lineage.
They must occur in the DNA, which is in each cells nucleus. More specifically the nucleolus of the cell. A mutation occurs in an allele, where a base triplet (or a codon) gets transcribed incorrectly.
The original source of energy is the sun while most of the energy in the organisms is used in the form of energy. The energy from the sun is used by the green plants to make food by the process of photosynthesis and this food is used by the human beings and animals. The energy in animals and human is in the form of ATP.