Although hummingbirds and house flies both use wings to fly,…
Although hummingbirds and house flies both use wings to fly, this similarity is not based upon closely shared ancestry, but rather on evolution and adaptation as a result of survival and reproduction in a given environment. The term best describing such a phenomenon is:
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If organisms A, B, and C belong to the same class but to different orders and if organisms C, D, and E belong to the same order but to different families, which of the following pairs of organisms would be expected to show the greatest degree of structural homology (i.e. most closely related)?
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Extra credit: List three “problems” that land-dwelling organisms have to deal with, then list the adaptations that plants AND animals have acquired to deal with these “problems”. Example: Problem-Dry environment leading to less nutrient absorption Plant adaptation-Roots & root hairs for nutrient absorption in soil Animal adaptation-Intestinal folding with villi & microvilli (increased surface area)
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Use the diagram below to identify different parts of the plant life cycle. a. Please identify what type of organism or cell is represented by each black number. You should have five answers. Be sure to label your answers 1-5. b. Please identify what process is happening at each lettered box. You should have five answers. Be sure to label your answers A-E. c. Which side (blue or pink) of the life cycle is haploid and which side (blue or pink) of the life cycle is diploid? d. Which red triangle (1 or 2) represents asexual development and which red triangle (1 or 2) represent sexual development?
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