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22.1 The Darwinian revolution challenged traditional views of a young Earth inhabited by unchanging species
1 catastrophism meaning the regul...,
Which of the events described bel...,
3 what was the prevailing notion ...
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22.2 Descent with modification by natural selection explains the adaptations of organisms and the unity and diversity of life
Darwin s mechanism of natural sel...,
12 as a young biologist charles d...,
13 which of these naturalists syn...
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22.3 Evolution is supported by an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence
The following questions refer to ...,
33 which pair would probably have...,
34 evolutionary trees such as thi...
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23.1 Genetic variation makes evolution possible
1 which of these is a statement t...,
2 which definition of evolution w...,
3 about which of these did darwin...
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23.3 Natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can alter allele frequencies in a population
You are studying three population...,
38 if four of the original coloni...,
41 which population is most likel...
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23.4 Natural selection is the only mechanism that consistently causes adaptive evolution
15 in a hypothetical population s...,
47 natural selection is most near...,
The restriction enzymes of bacter...
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24.1 The biological species concept emphasizes reproductive isolation
1 which of the following statemen...,
2 what is generally true of two v...,
3 which of the various species co...
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24.2 Speciation can take place with or without geographic separation
20 races of humans are unlikely t...,
21 in a hypothetical situation a ...,
22 a defining characteristic of a...
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24.4 Speciation can occur rapidly or slowly and can result from changes in few or many genes
47 speciationa occurs at such a s...,
48 which of the following stateme...,
50 in order for speciation to occ...
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26.1 Phylogenies show evolutionary relationships
1 the legless condition that is o...,
2 the scientific discipline conce...,
3 the various taxonomic levels vi...
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26.2 Phylogenies are inferred from morphological and molecular data
11 the term homoplasy is most app...,
12 if someday an archaean cell is...,
13 the best classification system...
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26.3 Shared characters are used to construct phylogenetic trees
20 generally within a lineage the...,
28 which of the following is not ...,
29 ultimately which of these serv...
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26.4 An organism’s evolutionary history is documented in its genome
42 a researcher wants to determin...,
43 concerning growth in genome si...,
44 nucleic acid sequences that un...
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26.5 Molecular clocks help track evolutionary
56 paralogous genes that have los...,
57 theoretically molecular clocks...,
58 the most important feature tha...
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26.6 Our understanding of the tree of life continues to change based on new data
70 which process hinders clarific...,
71 what kind of evidence has rece...,
72 what important criterion was u...
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27.1 Structural and functional adaptations contribute to prokaryotic success
1 mycoplasmas are bacteria that l...,
2 though plants fungi and prokary...,
3 which is the bacterial structur...
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27.3 Diverse nutritional and metabolic adaptations have evolved in prokaryotes
1 autotroph2 heterotroph3 phototr...,
1 autotroph2 heterotroph3 phototr...,
1 autotroph2 heterotroph3 phototr...
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27.2 Rapid reproduction, mutation, and genetic recombination promote genetic diversity in prokaryotes
24 regarding prokaryotic reproduc...,
25 which of these statements abou...,
27 if it occurs in the absence of...
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27.4 Prokaryotes have radiated into a diverse set of lineages
55 mitochondria are thought to be...,
56 carl woese and collaborators i...,
57 which statement about the doma...
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27.5 Prokaryotes play crucial roles in the biosphere
64 the termite gut protist mixotr...,
65 what is the primary ecological...,
66 if all prokaryotes on earth su...
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27.6 Prokaryotes have both beneficial and harmful impacts on humans
69 foods can be preserved in many...,
70 many physicians administer ant...,
71 broad spectrum antibiotics inh...
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28.1 Most eukaryotes are single-celled organisms
1 protists are alike in that all ...,
2 biologists have long been aware...,
3 the strongest evidence for the ...
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28.2 Excavates include protists with modified mitochondria and protists with unique flagella
9 which of these was not derived ...,
10 a biologist discovers a new un...
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28.3 28.3 SAR is a highly diverse group of protists defined by DNA similarities
11 which two genera have members ...,
12 which statement regarding resi...,
13 which of these taxa contains s...
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28.4 Red algae and green algae are the closest relatives of plants
29 theoretically which two of the...,
30 thread like pseudopods that ca...,
31 which of the following produce...
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28.5 Unikonts include protists that are closely related to fungi and animals
35 the largest seaweeds belong to...,
36 the chloroplasts of land plant...,
37 the chloroplasts of all of the...
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28.6 Protists play key roles in ecological communities
42 the best evidence for not clas...,
43 which pair of alternatives is ...,
44 which of the following correct...
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31.1 Fungi are heterotrophs that feed by absorption
1 which of the following do all f...,
2 the hydrolytic digestion of whi...,
3 if all fungi in an environment ...
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31.2 Fungi produce spores through sexual or asexual life cycles
15 which of the following vary tr...,
16 in most fungi karyogamy does n...,
17 if all of their nuclei are equ...
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31.3 The ancestor of fungi was an aquatic, single-celled, flagellated protist
28 which of these structures are ...,
29 fossil fungi date back to the ...,
30 which of the following charact...
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31.4 Fungi have radiated into a diverse set of lineages
33 this phylum contains organisms...,
34 this phylum formerly included ...,
35 members of this phylum produce...
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31.5 Fungi play key roles in nutrient cycling, ecological interactions, and human welfare
60 if the fungus that produced th...,
61 chemicals secreted by soil fun...,
62 lichens are symbiotic associat...
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