A study of certain nuclear genes in humans and chimpanzees shows that the two species differ in 5 percent of their DNA bases. Base substitution mutations occur at a rate of 1 percent per one million years. How many million years ago did these species diverge?

A) 0.5

B) 1

C) 3

D) 5


D) 5

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A. Coelom forms by a splitting of the mesoderm, the blastopore becomes the anus, and the cleavage is spiral. B. Coelom forms by a splitting of the mesoderm, the blastopore becomes the mouth, and the cleavage is spiral. C. Coelom forms by a splitting of the mesoderm, the blastopore becomes the mouth, and the cleavage is radial. D. None of the features listed are unique to the protostomes.

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When Pavlov's dog salivated after hearing a bell, this exemplified

A. classical conditioning. B. operant conditioning. C. habituation. D. nonassociative learning.

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

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