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#Question id: 9265


To apply parsimony to constructing a phylogenetic tree,

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
  1. choose the tree that assumes all evolutionary changes are equally probable.
  2. choose the tree in which the branch points are based on as many shared derived characters as possible.
  3. choose the tree that represents the fewest evolutionary changes, in either DNA sequences or morphology.
  4. choose the tree with the fewest branch points.
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#Question id: 13178

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Turnover of water in temperate lakes during the spring and fall is made possible by which of the following? 

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#Question id: 13179

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In temperate lakes, the surface water is replenished with nutrients during turnovers that occur in the

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#Question id: 13180

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is responsible for the summer and winter stratification of deep temperate lakes?

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#Question id: 13181

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Generally speaking, deserts are located in places where air masses are usually

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#Question id: 13182

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The MacArthur-Wilson equilibrium model of island biogeography predicts the number of species found on islands. The figure below depicts two volcanic islands located off a section of mainland coast.

The MacArthur-Wilson model predicts that the relative numbers of bird species on the mainland and two islands would be

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#Question id: 13183

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The MacArthur-Wilson equilibrium model of island biogeography predicts the number of species found on islands. The figure below depicts two volcanic islands located off a section of mainland coast.


According to the MacArthur-Wilson model, how would the number of bird species change from the time of an island's formation (assuming it remains constant in size and isolation)?