The study of the fossilization process itself is called ________
A) sequence stratigraphy
B) permineralization
C) functional morphology
D) stratigraphic correlation
E) taphonomy
E
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Assuming there is sufficient light to drive photosynthesis, the rate of transpiration should ___________ on a rainy day compared to a sunny day because _____________
A. decline; the H2O concentration gradient from the inside to the outside of the leaf would decrease B. decline; the H2O concentration gradient from the inside to the outside of the leaf would increase C. remain the same; the H2O concentration gradient from the inside to the outside of the leaf would not change D. increase; the H2O concentration gradient from the inside to the outside of the leaf would decrease E. increase; the H2O concentration gradient from the inside to the outside of the leaf would increase
In the mating of an Aa female and an Aa male, the genotypic outcome predicted by a Punnett square is ________
A) three-quarters Aa and one-quarter AA B) one-half AA and one-half aa C) three-quarters Aa and one-quarter aa D) one-quarter AA, one-quarter aa, and one-half Aa E) All offspring will have the genotype Aa
The key derived character of the lobe-finned fish is the
A) lateral line system. B) series of rod-shaped bones in their pectoral and pelvic fins. C) operculum. D) flattened scales covering their skin.
The observation that, when several nucleotide triplets encode the same amino acid, one tends to be used in genes more frequently is called
a. mutational bias. b. genetic drift. c. codon bias. d. synonymous substitution. e. gene conversion bias.