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#Question id: 8911


The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology
  1. natural selection of sexually immature forms of insects
  2. changes in the homeobox genes governing early development
  3. the evolution of meiosis
  4. B and C only
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#Question id: 8922

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Which statement is most consistent with the hypothesis that the Cambrian explosion was caused by the rise of predator-prey relationships?

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#Question id: 8923

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Which of these genetic processes may be most helpful in accounting for the Cambrian explosion?

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#Question id: 8923

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Which of these genetic processes may be most helpful in accounting for the Cambrian explosion?

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#Question id: 8924

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Fossil evidence indicates that the following events occurred in what sequence, from earliest to most recent?
1. Protostomes invade terrestrial environments.
2. Cambrian explosion occurs.
3. Deuterostomes invade terrestrial environments.
4. Vertebrates become top predators in the seas.

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#Question id: 8924

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Fossil evidence indicates that the following events occurred in what sequence, from earliest to most recent?
1. Protostomes invade terrestrial environments.
2. Cambrian explosion occurs.
3. Deuterostomes invade terrestrial environments.
4. Vertebrates become top predators in the seas.

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#Question id: 8925

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

What is the probable sequence in which the following clades of animals originated, from earliest to most recent?
1. tetrapods
2. vertebrates
3. deuterostomes
4. amniotes
5. bilaterians