What is the value, to a species, of having genetic diversity?
What will be an ideal response?
Species with more genetic diversity have better chances of surviving, because their built-in variation better enables them to cope with environmental change. According to the principles of evolutionary biology, species with little genetic diversity are vulnerable to environmental change for which they are not genetically prepared. Species with depressed genetic diversity may also be more vulnerable to disease and may suffer the effects of inbreeding, which occurs when parents that are too genetically similar mate and produce weak or defective offspring.
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A. 1,000 B. 100,000 C. 10,000 D. 100
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A) 2-methyl-1-butene B) 2-methyl-2-butene C) 3-methyl-1-butene D) None, these are all correct IUPAC names.
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The main cause of rogue waves is theorized to be an extraordinary case of destructive wave interference BECAUSE rogue waves are the suspected cause of many of the approximately 1,000
sinkings that occur each year. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
How does one obtain ground control points (GCPs) for geometric transformation of a satellite image?
A. GCPs are available in a GIS. B. GCPs are already identified in the satellite image. C. GCPs are selected from the satellite image.