What is the term that describes the ability of an individual to contribute to the gene pool of the next generation?
What will be an ideal response?
Darwinian fitness
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The most complete scientific picture of the oceans comes from:
a. thorough oceanographic studies. b. thorough marine biology studies. c. combining oceanography and marine biology information. d. having ocean usage policies. e. the popular media.
Discuss the role of turgor in the crisp lettuce purchased at the grocery store looking much limper by
the time it gets home. What will be an ideal response?
Which statement is true of the female gametophyte of pine?
a. It's a product of repeated cell divisions of the functional megaspore. b. It's haploid. c. It serves as the stored food to be used by the embryo sporophyte upon germination. d. All of the above are true.
All EXCEPT which of these statements about
tuataras is true? a. They live on islands near New Zealand. b. They are more successful now than in the past. c. They have a third, median “eye” that links to the brain. d. They resemble modern amphibians in brain and locomotion. e. They resemble lizards in body form.