Suppose a human population exhibits a Type III survival curve. What would you expect to happen to the curve over time if further dramatic improvements in medical technology take place?

What will be an ideal response?


The curve would change and eventually become a Type I.

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A. cytoplasmic inheritance B. heteroplasmy C. paternal leakage D. endosymbiosis

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The __________ is a system of fluid-filled sacs and

canals in the inner ear. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Conserved indels are ________.

A. sequences in eukaryotic mRNAs that are removed by RNA splicing B. a type of signature sequence particularly useful for phylogenetic analysis C. sequences of protein coding genes that are found altered in related species due to their tendency to accumulate small deletions D. a type of transposable sequence characteristic of a particular genus, and useful for taxonomic analysis

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Rod-shaped bacteria such as Escherichia coli are called ________ based on the shape of the cells

A) bacilli B) cocci C) gram positive D) thermophiles E) anaerobes

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