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#Question id: 12007


Sewall  Wright's  metaphor  of  evolution  on  an  adaptive  landscape describes a  population  as  occupying  a  field  of genotypes  graded  by  contours  delimiting  gene  combinations  of  equal  fitness.  The  evolutionary  mechanism  most likely to move a population consistently "uphill"  toward adaptive peaks on this landscape is

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. Chance 
  2. Directed mutation
  3. Natural selection
  4. Gene flow between populations
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#Question id: 12096

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

An important evolutionary benefit of sexual reproduction is that

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#Question id: 12097

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The herbaceous plant Achillea lanulosa is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. Phenotypic variation in the species has been extensively studied along an altitudinal gradient from sea level to over 3,000 meters. In California there is conspicuous variation in  height; alpine plants are only several centimeters tall  while  those in  the San Joaquin Valley may reach a height of 1.8 meters. Adaptation to different local environments also results in variation in physiological processes such as photosynthetic rate, resistance to cold, and the timing of dormancy.


Which of the following methods would be best to determine whether the phenotypic variation in Achillea lanulosa is due to genotypic variation?

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#Question id: 12098

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The herbaceous plant Achillea lanulosa is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. Phenotypic variation in the species has been extensively studied along an altitudinal gradient from sea level to over 3,000 meters. In California there is conspicuous variation in  height; alpine plants are only several centimeters tall  while  those in  the San Joaquin Valley may reach a height of 1.8 meters. Adaptation to different local environments also results in variation in physiological processes such as photosynthetic rate, resistance to cold, and the timing of dormancy.

The morphological variation shown by Achillea lanulosa illustrates

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#Question id: 24641

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Soil that are said to be humus poor ____A____ and those soil that are said to be humus rich ___ B______.

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#Question id: 24642

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

 Which of the following is not the component of Soil?

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#Question id: 24643

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

 Which of the following statements about typical soil horizons is correct?