Which type of morphologic evidence shows the closest evolutionary relationship?

a. analogous structures
b. structural plasticity
c. homologous structures
d. structural functions


c. homologous structures

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A particular haploid strain of yeast contains a temperature-sensitive mutation in its cdc2 gene resulting in no functional Cdc2 protein at the nonpermissive temperature

At the nonpermissive temperature, each of the following events would fail to occur at the appropriate cell cycle stage except A) replication of DNA. B) fragmentation of the nuclear envelope. C) condensation of chromosomes. D) appearance of the mitotic spindle. E) prevention of fusion of chromosome ends.

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In the late 1700s, two populations of minnows became isolated when an earthquake altered the path of a river. Now the populations can no longer successfully breed with each other even when they are both moved to the same pond

These organisms have undergone ________ speciation. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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________ are the mammals with the greatest number of species

A) Primates B) Marsupials C) Whales D) Rodents E) Bats

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