Describe natural selection. Who first coined this phrase?

What will be an ideal response?


Darwin first used this term to describe the mechanism of evolution. This describes the changes in genetics of a population over time allowing them to adapt to their environment.

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The specific parts of foreign proteins that the immune system recognizes and "remembers" are called ________

A) receptor sites B) binding sites C) antibody sites D) antigenic sites E) None of the above.

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The sequences in mRNA that are not translated are the ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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In most developing eudicot seeds, the primary source of nutritive material is in the:a

fruit. b. zygote. c. embryo. d. endosperm. e. cotyledons

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It is proposed that Cro-Magnons were responsible for the extinction of many large mammals during the Pleistocene epoch.  How could this feat have been accomplished?

A. Cro-Magnon man was the first species of hominids to hunt in groups. This would have increased their chance of killing larger animals. B. Cro-Magnon man was the first species of hominid to use fire. This would have increased their success during hunting. C. Cro-Magnon man was the most efficient bipedal species. They would have been able to run after prey species more efficiently than any of their predecessors. D. Cro-Magnon man had an increase in tool technology that enabled them to kill animals from a distance.

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