Which of the following is a possible social consequence of long-term exponential growth in the human population?
a. Increased life expectancy
b. Increased crime
c. Harnessing of energy in fossil fuels
d. Higher fertility rates
b. Increased crime
Increased crime is a possible social consequence of long-term exponential growth in the human population.
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What is NOT true of neutral mutations?
a. they have no effect on an individual b. they accumulate at a constant rate c. they happen at random d. they are relatively rare e. more than one of these is NOT true
Lyell’s ideas that gradual, everyday geologic processes had shaped Earth challenged the prevailing estimate of Earth’s
age at ____, because ____.
a. 6 billion years old; only catastrophic geologic events could sculpt Earth’s surface b. 600 million years old; species needed millions of years to evolve c. 600,000 years old; nobody had observed the evolution of species d. 60,000 years old; geologic processes quickly change landscapes on Earth’s surface e. 6,000 years old; such slow geologic processes would take millions of years to sculpt Earth’s surface
Disorders of the upper respiratory tract consist of all of the following EXCEPT for
A. the common cold. B. a runny nose. C. pharyngitis. D. strep throat. E. asthma.
It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive. A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive. Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.
A. The waggle run should be 90° to the right of the vertical axis. B. The waggle run should be 90° to the left of the vertical axis. C. The waggle run should be 45° to the right of the vertical axis. D. The waggle run should be straight up the vertical axis. E. The waggle run should be straight down the vertical axis.