The measure of differential survival and reproductive success is termed ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


ANS: fitness

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The Coriolis effect is:

a. the downwelling of seawater at the equator. b. the upwelling of seawater at the equator. c. the apparent deflection of the path of air and water. d. the reduction of air speed over the ground as one goes from the equator to the poles.

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Which statement correctly describes transcription?

A) RNA chains of all genes are synthesized from the same DNA strand, with the growing RNA strand always starting at the 5' end and moving toward the 3' end. B) RNA chains of different genes can be transcribed from either DNA strand, with RNA polymerase traveling from the 5' end and moving toward the 3' end. C) RNA chains of all genes are synthesized from the same DNA strand, with the growing RNA strand always starting at the 3' end and moving toward the 5' end. D) RNA chains of different genes can be transcribed from either DNA strand, with RNA polymerase traveling from the 3' end and moving toward the 5' end.

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Vlad, 28 years old, is a slender, jumpy man with eyes that seem to bulge out of their sockets. His heart rate is unusually fast. Which of the following conditions does Vlad most likely have?

A) Addison's disease B) acromegaly C) Cushing's syndrome D) Graves' disease

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Variolation involved using

A. antibodies to the smallpox virus. B. a recombinant carrier with genetic material of the smallpox virus. C. dried, ground smallpox scabs. D. preparations of human cowpox lesions.

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