Researchers use mitochondrial DNA sequences to study recent evolutionary events because changes occur in mitochondrial DNA more frequently than in nuclear DNA.

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


True

Mitochondrial DNA data are used to determine the evolutionary history of modern man.

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In the experiment above, guppy color patterns (spots) were measured in populations exposed to increasing amounts of predation.  From this you could conclude that ____ .



A.  evolutionary changes take millions of years to appear
B.  predators are less likely to catch and eat brightly colored guppies
C.  predators are more likely to catch and eat brightly colored guppies
D.  brightly colored guppies are more likely to reproduce in the presence of predators
E.  predators do not affect the color patterns of guppies

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The part of the male reproductive system where sperm mature is known as the ____

a. epididymis b. bulbourethral gland c. testis d. seminal vesicle e. ejaculatory duct

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Which of the following events follows cell fusion in an ascomycete?

a. conidiophore formation b. conidiospore germination c. ascus opening d. ascospore formation e. conidiospore release

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proto-ocogenes

What will be an ideal response?

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