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An organism's fitness is correct answers relative: it depends on the context/environment the organism is in Considering Darwin's observations and inferences, which statement below explains why the following statement is false? :"Selective pressures cause organisms to better deal with their environment". correct answers Selection acts on existing variation, it does not cause individual organisms to change What is incorrect about this statement: "Evolution and natural selectio...

Identify contributions each made to microbiology correct answers Robert hooke- Seen 25x magnification under a microscope and published the book called micrographia, in which he published these findings. He looked at a slice of cork that looked like little boxes. Antonv van leeuwenhoek-Father of biology, He made clothes and used the first microscope to look at fabric from 70x-250x. He was the first to see smaller molecules under the scope and called them animalacules. didnt share information w...

Define biodiversity correct answers the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) Define genetic diversity correct answers the total genetic information contained within all individuals of a species, population, or community Why is genetic diversity important? correct answers provides the raw materials for adaptive change Define adaptive change correct answers change in response to the environment's "natural selection: Define specie...

Which groups of microbes are prokaryotes? correct answers Bacteria Archaea Which groups of microbes are eukaryotes? correct answers Fungi Protozoa Algae What is cell theory? correct answers All living things are composed of cells. What is germ theory of disease? correct answers Germ theory of disease demonstrates that a specific microbe causes a specific disease. Who observed the first cells, and developed the cell theory? correct answers Robert Hooke in 1665. Who is known for ...

What are the three major objectives of BIO 150? correct answers 1) unifying features of living systems --> ecological to molecular --> diversity and complexity 2) scientific research skills 3) apply knowledge to questions and issues What is ecology? correct answers The diversity of life, evolution, and how organisms interact with each other and the environment What is biology? correct answers The science of living systems! Includes observation, prediction, experimentation, theory...

the scientific process usually begins when someone... correct answers makes an observation in a controlled experiment setup, what would you consider to be part of the control group? A. an unaltered set of conditions that are kept standardized B. various manipulations of one condition that we are interested in testing for an effect C. the instruments used to control the outcome of the experiment D. the particular species of an organism used in an experiment correct answers A. an un...

The cells of prokaryotic organisms lack a __________ correct answers nucleus In general, the term ____________ is used to describe disease causing agents. correct answers pathogen Prokaryotic cells that are rod-shaped are called correct answers bacilli The theory that states that chloroplasts and mitochondria arose from prokaryotes that lived within other is the __________ theory. correct answers endosymbiotic What is science? How is it different from other ways of learning/knowing t...

In controlled experiments: a. one variable is manipulated while others are held constant b. all variables are held constant c. all variables are dependent on each other d. all variables are independent of each other correct answers a A placebo: a. is an urban legend b. reveals that sugar pills can create a positive treatment result c. demonstrates that most scientific studies cannot be replicated d. does not exist correct answers b A hypothesis that is created uses ...

Define biology correct answers The study of life/how life works All living organisms share a collection of characteristics: what are these characteristics and what do they mean? correct answers Exhibit organized complexity (atoms are organized in complex ways), composed of cells, respond to their environment, use energy (metabolism), can reproduce, can evolve(change for better survival), and are subject to the laws of chemistry and physics (no phenomena). The biological world is hierarchic...

Cell theory correct answers All organisms are composed of one or more cells -cells arise from other organisms -contain hereditary information of organism of which they are part of -DNA holds the genetic information Scientific Method correct answers Observation Question Hypothesis Test Results Conclusion When are atoms electrically neutral? correct answers Number of protons & electrons balance Isotope correct answers Forms of an element with a different number of electrons Ion...