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Natural Selection

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How does polyploidy contribute to plant speciation?

Question 2
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Evolution occurs due to changes in __ frequencies in a population.

Question 3
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Which metabolic pathway can proceed without any external supply of oxygen and results in lactate or ethanol production?

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In a population where antibiotic resistance has emerged, what evolutionary mechanism might be inferred if sensitive and resistant bacteria are both maintained over many generations?

Question 5
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What evolutionary concept explains how non-beneficial mutations can become fixed in a small population?

Question 6
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What is the term for the process where two unrelated species evolve similar traits due to similar environmental pressures?

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In an isolated bird population where long beaks are favored due to deep flowers with nectar reserves, which research method would best help identify the underlying genetic mechanism for beak length variation?

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Question 8
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Which of the following is an example of coevolution?

Question 9
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Given that global temperatures are rising, which adaptation would most likely become more common in wild rabbit populations living in temperate regions?

Question 10
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Which of the following best describes the role of oxygen in aerobic cellular respiration?