Why do more marine mammal offspring survive to adulthood than other animals?

a. They expend high amounts of energy

b. They have a high metabolic rate.
c. They give a high level of parental care.
d. They have fewer offspring.


c

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Phenotypes can be positive, negative, or neutral in a population. A sharp contrast between balanced polymorphism and the three types of natural selection is that in balanced polymorphism

A. not only are multiple alleles persistent in a population, but all may be preserved. B. multiple alleles of a gene persist indefinitely in a population. C. many traits persist by only a single allele. D. polygenic traits in a population may mask the observation of extreme or intermediate phenotypes. E. all phenotypes may be preserved in a population.

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Prior to the union of the nuclei of the egg and sperm, meiosis II is completed by the ovum

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Can you inherit physical traits that your parents acquired during their lifetime?

A) No B) Yes C) Only if it improves survivability D) Only if it improves reproductive success

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In phenotypes with codominant inheritance, the parent trait have ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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