Differential reproductive success is equivalent to:

a. evolution.
b. competition.
c. mutation.
d. natural selection.
e. adaptation.


D

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Genetic drift occurs whenever a random event causes a genotype to reproduce more than others in a population.

a. true b. false

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Which of the following statements about the inner mitochondrial membrane is false?

A) Electron carriers are associated with the inner mitochondrial membrane. B) A gradient of H+ exists across the inner mitochondrial membrane. C) The inner mitochondrial membrane is involved in chemiosmosis. D) The inner mitochondrial membrane plays a role in the production of pyruvate. E) ATP synthase is associated with the inner mitochondrial membrane

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Echinoderms have an exoskeleton.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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