A small lake has three trophic level – Phytoplankton(autotroph) , Zooplankton (herbivore ) and planktivorous fish ( primary carnivore) . In to this lake Population of some other primary carnivore introduced to study top down effect . What is expected long term consequence of this  introduction ?

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Which of the following statements describe the effect of evolution on a population?

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Which of Darwin's ideas had the strongest connection to his reading of Malthus's essay on human population growth?

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Which one of the following observations did Darwin first make during his discovery of evolution?

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Currently, two extant elephant species (X and Y) are classified in the genus Loxodonta, and a third species (Z) is placed in the genus Elephas. Thus, which statement should be true?

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In a hypothetical environment, fishes called pike-cichlids are visual predators of large, adult algae-eating fish (in other words, they locate their prey by sight). The population of algae-eaters experiences predatory pressure from pike-cichlids. Which of the following is least likely to result in the algae-eater population in future generations?

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Cotton-topped tamarins are small primates with tufts of long white hair on their heads. While studying these creatures, you notice that males with longer hair get more opportunities to mate and father more offspring. To test the hypothesis that having longer hair is adaptive in these males, you should ________.