Mutations produce new alleles that may

What will be an ideal response?


be beneficial to the organism's fitness.
have no effect on the organism's fitness.
decrease the organism's fitness.
increase diversity at a genetic locus.

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Oak trees and many other plant species have years in which they have synchronous production of many progeny by all individuals in a population. This is known as

A. sympatry. B. crypsis. C. armorment. D. masting. E. None of the choices are correct.

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Transformation involves contact between two bacterial cells, followed by the unidirectional transfer of plasmid genes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What is a population viability analysis (PVA), and what predictions does it allow population biologists to make?

What will be an ideal response?

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The biome with the fewest seasonal changes is the 

A. temperate deciduous forest. B. grassland. C. tropical rain forest. D. boreal coniferous forest.

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