12 Answered Questions for the topic Natural Selection
If a tan mouse lives in a hayfield, will it have the best chance of living and passing on its genes based on our experiment today?
Field mice have either tan, black or white backs and are prey to hawks. We are learning about 'CRISPR' and genes
Which of the following forces always adds genetic diversity?
A) MutationB) Genetic driftC) MigrationD) Selection(i think the answer is mutation, but I'm not sure)
12/19/19
Which of the following is not an observation or inference on which Darwin's theory of natural selection is based?
Individuals adapt to their environments and, thereby, evolve.There is heritable variation among individuals.Populations produce more individuals than the environment can support, so there is...
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Help please?! Open ended... Natural Selection sceanario
Over the past several years, Abalone has come into style for making jewelry, and have therefore been over harvested. As the population of abalones declined, so did the sea stars that eat them....
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DDT and insects
DDT was once considered a ‘silver bullet’ that would permanently eradicate insect pests. Today, instead, DDT is largely useless against many insects. Describe in specific scientific terms, applying...
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Natural Selection Biology
09/26/19
A form of natural selection in which individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than others to obtain mates is known as what?
Natural Selection Biology
09/16/19
Chance events in populations
How might a chance event affect a small population and a large population differently?
Natural Selection Biology
09/16/19
Organisms and chance
Can chance events influence which organisms survive and which perish?
Natural Selection Biology
09/16/19
Natural Selection Question
Does the death of an organism prior to reproduction affect the process of natural selection? Explain?
How could a species be engineered to go extinct?
Non-biology background here.I read this very interesting article: https://www.wired.com/story/crispr-eradicate-invasive-species/However I am having a hard time wrapping my head around...
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How could a species be engineered to go extinct?
Non-biology background here.
I read this very interesting article: https://www.wired.com/story/crispr-eradicate-invasive-species/
However I am having a hard time wrapping my head around...
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05/22/19
Why has grey hair evolved?
A vast majority of humans get at least some grey hair as they age. As far as I know this applies to both genders and all races. Presumably this means that at least some grey haired humans have...
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