Which of the three modes of selection would be most likely to result in speciation? Why?

What will be an ideal response?


Responses should expect disruptive selection to be most likely to result in speciation because it causes the population to diverge.

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If a fungus encountered a particularly rich food source, what would be the expected result?

A. Hyphae would branch and extend rapidly to form a mycelium. B. Hyphae would stop growing in length, but increase in diameter. C. Individual hyphae would begin to produce spores. D. Hyphae would stop growing and a fruiting body would form to exploit the food source. E. The mycelium would break down into widely separated hyphae.

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The endoplasmic reticulum is mostly devoid of ribosomes (smooth) when cells are producing large quantities of lipid.

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

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Missense, nonsense, and silent mutations are all caused by single base changes in the coding region of a gene. How

are these three types of mutations different?

What will be an ideal response?

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Land plants, or embryophytes, are close relatives of __________, a kind of green algae. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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