#Question id: 4977
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
There are at least a dozen known species in the extinct genus Lystrosaurus. If each species was suited to a quite different environment, then this relatively large number of species is likely due to
#Question id: 4978
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
The dicynodonts survived the mass extinction that was most closely correlated in time, if not in cause, with
#Question id: 4979
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
The dicynodonts that survived the Permian extinction would initially have had to endure (or escape from) the physical effects of __________, and subsequently, the biological effects of __________.
#Question id: 4980
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
If an increase in dicynodont species diversity (i.e., number of species) occurred soon after the Permian extinction, and if it occurred for the same general reason usually given for the increase in mammalian diversity following the Cretaceous extinction, then it should be attributed to
#Question id: 4981
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
An organism has a relatively large number of Hox genes in its genome. Which of the following is not true of this organism?
#Question id: 4982
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Bagworm moth caterpillars feed on evergreens and carry a silken case or bag around with them in which they eventually pupate. Adult female bagworm moths are larval in appearance; they lack the wings and other structures of the adult male and instead retain the appearance of a caterpillar even though they are sexually mature and can lay eggs within the bag. This is a good example of