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#Question id: 4976

Which of these is the most likely explanation for the existence of dicynodont fossils on modern-day Antarctica?

#11. Evolution and Behavior

  1. They arrived there aboard ʺraftsʺ of vegetation, and quickly adapted to the bitterly cold climate.

  2. Earthʹs polar regions were once so warm (especially immediately after the ʺsnowball Earth periodʺ) that reptiles and mammal-like reptiles flourished there.

  3. The landmass that is now the Antarctic continent was formerly located at a more-northerly position, and was also united to other landmasses.

  4. Dicynodonts originated on the island continent of Antarctica and went extinct as the continent migrated to its current position at the South Pole.

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#Question id: 12102

#10. Ecological Principles

Use the following diagram of Joseph Connell's study of barnacle distribution in Scotland to answer the following two questions


Which of the following is the most logical conclusion about the distribution of the two species of barnacle, Chthamalus and Balanus?
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#Question id: 12103

#10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is a good description of an ecological niche? 
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#Question id: 12104

#10. Ecological Principles

Two barnacles, Balanus and Chthamalus, can both survive on the lower rocks just above the low-tide line on the Scottish coast, but only Balanus actually does so, with Chthamalus adopting a higher zone. Which of the following best accounts for this niche separation?
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#Question id: 12105

#10. Ecological Principles

A species of fish is found to require a certain water temperature, a particular oxygen content of the water, a particular depth, a rocky substrate on the bottom, and a variety of nutrients in the form of microscopic plants and animals to thrive. These requirements describe its 
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#Question id: 12106

#10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following best describes resource partitioning?
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#Question id: 12107

#10. Ecological Principles

As you study two closely related predatory insect species, the two-spot and the three-spot avenger beetles, you notice that each species seeks prey at dawn in areas without the other species. However, where their ranges overlap the two-spot avenger beetle hunts at night and the three-spot hunts in the morning. When you bring them into the laboratory, their offspring behave in the same manner. You have discovered an example of