The pace of evolution does not always occur at a constant rate but is periodically interrupted by rapid bursts of speciation; this is known as ________.
What will be an ideal response?
punctuated equilibrium
Biology & Microbiology
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A) lactic acid bacteria B) sulfuric acid bacteria C) acetic acid bacteria D) propionic acid bacteria
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Which is responsible for encoding the proteins found in a cell?
A. genome B. proteome C. cytoskeleton D. evolution E. extracellular proteins
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The organisms included within any category of the taxonomic hierarchy comprise a(n) ____
a. family b. class c. order d. taxon e. domain
Biology & Microbiology
The movement of individuals from one population to another can alter the allele frequencies in one or both of the populations. This is an example of ______.
a) genetic drift b) mutation c) gene flow d) natural selection
Biology & Microbiology