Consider a single locus with 3 alleles which are at Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium. If the frequency of all homozygous genotypes is 0.54, what is the frequency of allele in population?

#Question id: 16785

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

#Question id: 9202

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following statements regarding extinction is accurate?

#Question id: 4598

#Section 2: Evolution

Fossils of Thrinaxodon, a species that lived during the Triassic period, have been found in both South Africa and Antarctica. Thrinaxodon had a reptile-like skeleton and laid eggs, but small depressions on the front of its skull suggest it had whiskers and, therefore, fur. Thrinaxodon may have been warm-blooded. The fossils of Thrinaxodon are consistent with the hypothesis that ________.

#Question id: 10605

#Section 2: Evolution

DN/dt = rN (K-N/K )The logistic equation above is used to describe the rate of change of a population, N, with time, t, Where r is the intrinsic rate of increase and K is the carrying capacity. Which of N value will show maximum per capita growth rate?  (K= 1000, r =.05)

#Question id: 11057

#Section 1: Ecology

Bombardier beetles release an explosive mixture of quinones and hydrogen peroxide from glands at the end of their abdomen when disturbed by grasshopper mice and other predators. This is an example of what kind of defense against predation?