Provide evidence for the following statement. "At the time of Darwin's journey, geology was more influential in the development of evolutionary thought than was biology."

What will be an ideal response?


Responses should discuss the discovery of fossils of extinct forms in the 1700s and1800s as well as the work of Hutton and Lyell that changed ideas on the age of the Earth. Also, most of the relevant biological concepts (genetics, developmental biology, etc.) were yet to be discovered.

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In dissimilatory sulfate reduction by Desulfovibrio, electrons are passed out of the cell, where they are used to reduce sulfide completely to sulfate. 

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Four of the five processes listed below will disrupt Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Select the exception

a. non-random mating b. natural selection c. migration d. punctuated equilibrium e. genetic drift

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See diagram. How many protons does Carbon have?

a. 12.001 b. 6 c. 18.001 d. 12

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The Gram staining procedure is best described as a/an __ staining technique.

A. acid fast or Ziehl-Neelson B. differential C. capsule D. Schaefer-Fulton E. simple

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