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Which form of natural selection does the graph represent?

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A
directional selection
B
disruptive selection
C
sexual selection
D
stabilizing selection
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Consider the chromosome.Which is indicated by the letter a?

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A
petit arm
B
queue arm
C
centromere
D
gene
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Which statements describe functions of antibodies? Select two options. They maintain the cell’s shape.They regulate cell processes.They protect the body from infectious agents.They signal the immune system to destroy pathogens.They speed up biochemical reactions.They send electrical signals.

A
They maintain the cell’s shape.
B
They regulate cell processes.
C
They protect the body from infectious agents.
D
They signal the immune system to destroy pathogens.
E
They speed up biochemical reactions.
F
They send electrical signals.
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What controls traits and inheritance?

A
gametes
B
nucleic acids
C
proteins
D
temperature
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Which organism exhibits behavioral adaptation?

A
an owl with large pupils and eyes that enable it to see better at night
B
a possum playing dead to increase its chances of survival
C
an insect that mimics its environment to hide from its predators
D
a desert plant that sheds its leaves to lessen water loss during the dry season
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Parents that are heterozygous for having freckles (dominant) are crossed. Which correctly describes their offspring?

A
Twenty-five percent have freckles.
B
Twenty-five percent are Ff.
C
Seventy-five percent have freckles.
D
Seventy-five percent are Ff.
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A population contains short plants and tall plants. The short plants are not able to compete with tall plants for sunlight. The tall plants, however, are more susceptible to wind damage. Which type of selection will this population of plants most likely experience?

A
directional selection
B
disruptive selection
C
species selection
D
stabilizing selection
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A population of rabbits has individuals with fur coloring that ranges from white to brown. The population lives in a temperate deciduous forest where the summers are mild and average about 50°F. The winters are often below freezing. If warmer temperatures last longer into the fall and the average temperature in the winter is getting warmer, what do you expect to happen to the population?

A
The percentage of the population with brown fur will decrease.
B
The percentage of the population with white fur will decrease.
C
The population will increase in size, but the color percentages will remain unchanged.
D
The population will decrease in size, but the color percentages will remain unchanged.
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Which shows the levels of organizational hierarchy listed from least complex to most complex?

A
organism, population, community
B
species, ecosystem, community
C
population, community, species
D
organism, community, population
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Consider the cladogram.According to the cladogram, which organisms have roundworms as a common ancestor?

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A
mollusks and flatworms
B
sponges and chordates
C
flatworms, sponges, and cnidarians
D
mollusks, echinoderms, chordates, and annelids

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