The hierarchy of life extends past individual organisms. Which of the following is the correct sequence, from least inclusive to most inclusive, following an individual organism?

A. population - ecosystem - community - biosphere
B. community - population - ecosystem - biosphere
C. population - community - ecosystem - biosphere
D. community - population - biosphere - ecosystem
E. ecosystem - population - biosphere - community


C. population - community - ecosystem - biosphere

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The volume of blood pumped out of a ventricle with each heartbeat is known as ________.

a) pressure (BP) b) heart rate (HR) c) cardiac output (CO) d) stroke volume (SV)

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What phenomenon would violate the conditions for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

A. The population is isolated from other populations. B. Females select males based on secondary sex traits. C. The population is large. D. No genotypes within the population have a reproductive advantage. E. Genetic drift within the population does not change allele frequencies.

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Two gene loci, A and B, assort independently, and alleles A and B are dominant over alleles a and b. What is the probability of producing an AB gamete from an AaBb individual?

A. 1/4 B. 1/16 C. 1/2 D. 1 (100%) E. 9/16

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