In which species would parthenogenesis be most likely to evolve as a reproductive strategy?

What will be an ideal response?


A species which lives on a series of isolated islands

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Acidic or basic amino acids are

A. readily soluble in water. B. readily soluble in lipids. C. able to form ions. D. considered hydrophilic. E. readily soluble in water, able to form ions, AND considered hydrophilic.

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In marine and freshwater environments, the penetration of sunlight and the mixing of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products are the dominant factors controlling the microbial community.

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

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Jean-Luc Eiselé and his coworkers used ______ receptors in their research on neurotransmitter

receptor function.

a. African clawed frog b. toad c. artificial d. dog e. human

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An ecologist studying productivity in a sample of grasses measures gross primary productivity as 1000 kcal/m2/yr and autotrophic respiration as 100 kcal/m2/yr. Based on these calculations, the net primary productivity would be

A) 10 kcal/m2/yr. B) 900 kcal/m2/yr. C) 1100 kcal/m2/yr. D) 10,000 kcal/m2/yr.

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