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#Question id: 4700


Which of the following is not an observation or inference on which natural selection is based?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
  1. There is heritable variation among individuals.

  2. Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring.

  3. Species produce more offspring than the environment can support.

  4. Individuals whose characteristics are best suited to the environment generally leave more offspring than those whose characteristics are less suited.

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#Question id: 11411

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Vulnerability to extinction can be linked to species following characteristics. Which of the following statement are correct?

 A. Rare species are more prone to extinction than common ones.

 B. Species that are capable of migrating between fragments of habitat, such as between mainland areas and islands, may be more resistant to extinction

 C. Organisms that are specialists are more likely to go extinct

 D. Species with naturally long life spans may be more likely to become extinct

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#Question id: 11412

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

following is criteria to qualify Hot spot.

a) r-selected species

b) High numbers of endemic species

c) Many different types of habitats

d) k- selected species

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#Question id: 11413

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of a species that makes it vulnerable to extinction?

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#Question id: 11414

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following combination of species feature that affecting a species’ sensitivity to extinction?

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#Question id: 11415

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Below is a list of various bird groups, with their typical age at maturity (in years). Which of these would you expect to have the greatest annual survival?

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#Question id: 12564

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

A prime factor promoting the adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches on the Galapagos Islands was the