#Question id: 4640
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
During drought years on the Galapagos, small, easily eaten seeds become rare, leaving mostly large, hard-cased seeds that only birds with large beaks can eat. If a drought persists for several years, what should one expect to result from natural selection?
#Question id: 4641
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Which of the following statements is an inference of natural selection?
#Question id: 4642
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Which of Darwinʹs ideas had the strongest connection to Darwin having read Malthusʹs essay on human population growth?
#Question id: 4643
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
The treeʹs horizontal axis is a timeline that extends from 100,000 years ago to the present; the vertical axis represents nothing in particular. The labeled branch points on the tree (V—Z) represent various common ancestors. Letʹs say that only since 50,000 years ago has there been enough variation between the lineages depicted here to separate them into distinct species, and only the tips of the lineages on this tree represent distinct species.
How many separate species, both extant and extinct, are depicted in this tree?
#Question id: 4644
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
The treeʹs horizontal axis is a timeline that extends from 100,000 years ago to the present; the vertical axis represents nothing in particular. The labeled branch points on the tree (V—Z) represent various common ancestors. Letʹs say that only since 50,000 years ago has there been enough variation between the lineages depicted here to separate them into distinct species, and only the tips of the lineages on this tree represent distinct species.
According to this tree, what percent of the species seem to be extant (i.e., not extinct)?
#Question id: 4645
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
The treeʹs horizontal axis is a timeline that extends from 100,000 years ago to the present; the vertical axis represents nothing in particular. The labeled branch points on the tree (V—Z) represent various common ancestors. Letʹs say that only since 50,000 years ago has there been enough variation between the lineages depicted here to separate them into distinct species, and only the tips of the lineages on this tree represent distinct species.
Which of the five common ancestors, labeled V—Z, has given rise to the greatest number of species, both extant and extinct?