Which of the following represents an idea that Darwin learned from the writings of Thomas Malthus?
A) Technological innovation in agricultural practices will permit exponential growth of the human population into the foreseeable future.
B) Populations tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply normally allows.
C) Earth changed over the years through a series of catastrophic upheavals.
D) The environment is responsible for natural selection.
B
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In a normal mammalian birth, how does the body guarantee that birth proceeds to completion?
A. Via positive feedback -- stretching of the uterus by the descending fetus induces release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary causing even stronger uterine contractions. B. Via negative feedback -- stretching of the uterus by the descending fetus induces release of FSH and LH from the posterior pituitary causing even stronger uterine contractions. C. Via positive feedback -- stretching of the uterus by the descending fetus induces release of prolactin from the posterior pituitary causing even stronger uterine contractions. D. Via negative feedback -- stretching of the uterus by the descending fetus induces release of prostaglandins from the posterior pituitary causing weaker uterine contractions.
Bone remodeling
What will be an ideal response?
Plasmid cloning vectors can:a
accommodate DNA fragments up to 23 kb. b. transport a DNA fragment from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. c. accommodate DNA fragments up to 10 kb. d. accommodate fragments up to 350 kb. e. infect and insert their DNA into bacterial cells.
The ________ were the flying reptiles of dinosaur times.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).