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#Question id: 3396

The Galapagos finches were an important clue to Darwin's thinking about the origin of species. These finches are believed to have descended from a single ancestral species that colonized the Galapagos archipelago, America, over a short period of time. The Galapagos finches differ in their beak shape and size. Different species feed on seeds that vary in size and hardness. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these patterns?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

  1. The finches represent an example of directional trend in beak size from small to big.

  2. Beak shapes changed in response to different seed types and these changes were inherited by subsequent generations.

  3. The ancestral finch already had all the beak variations and different lineages formed that were specialized to eat different seed

  4. The finches represent an example of adaptive radiation in which beak variation was generated by mutation followed by selection by different seed types.

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#Question id: 11995

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

You are working for the Environmental Protection Agency and researching the effect of a potentially toxic chemical in drinking water. There is no documented scientific evidence showing that the chemical is toxic, but many suspect it to be a health hazard. Using the precautionary principle, what would be a reasonable environmental policy?
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#Question id: 11996

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following statements best describes the difference in approach to studying the environment by early naturalists compared to present-day ecologists?
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#Question id: 11997

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which statement best contrasts environmentalism with ecology?
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#Question id: 11998

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Of the following examples of ecological effect leading to an evolutionary effect, which is most correct? 
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#Question id: 11999

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Rachel Carson would most likely have endorsed which of the following statements?
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#Question id: 12000

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The graph below shows  the  growth  rates  of  populations  of  bacteria  that  have  evolved  for  many  generations  at different culture temperatures (25°C, 30°C, and 35°C). Each population grows over only a limited range of temperatures (its thermal niche), which are bounded by its critical thermal limits. Within this range, growth rate increases with temperature up to a maximal value and then declines rapidly with increasing temperature. Growth rates are known to be the major determinant of fitness for these bacteria.

Which of the following is true concerning the thermal dependence of growth rate   between 25°C and 30°C in these populations?