What is the ultimate source of a new allele in a gene pool?

a. natural selection
b. mutation
c. gene flow
d. genetic drift


b. mutation

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The table shows the distribution of traits (A-E) in six extant species (1-6). A "0" indicates the ancestral condition, and a "1" indicates the derived condition. Which species has the greatest number of ancestral character states (pleisiomorphies)?  



A.  1
B.  2
C.  3
D.  4
E.  5
F.  6

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How do photoreceptors regenerate inactive cis-retinal?

a. The cell degrades the active form and synthesizes new, inactive proteins. b. Enzymes convert trans-retinal back to the inactive conformation c. trans-retinalreverts back to the inactive state on its own.

d. Active trans-retinal is digested by proteases to regenerate the inactive form. e. The mechanism is not known.

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Which of the following are found in the nucleus?

a. plastids b. vacuoles c. vesicles d. nucleoli e. microbodies

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Which of the following is not a simple carbohydrate?

a. Starch b. Table sugar c. Disaccharide d. Monosaccharide

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