Questions tagged 'Evolution'
36 questions
What is the environmental pressure of a giraffe, rabbit, cactus, and shark?
Could you please describe the environmental pressures faced by a giraffe, rabbit, cactus, and shark? Additionally, I would appreciate an explanation of the variations each has evolved in response to t...
05.01 lc which observation supports the inference that humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor?
What observation supports the inference that humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor?
Does Druddigon Evolve? And at what level does it Evolve if it does.?
I was just playing Pokémon White and caught a Druddigon. I want to know if it evolves, and if so, at what level does it evolve? I'm almost at my last badge, and I'm curious to learn more about it, esp...
The amniote egg solved what amphibian problem
What problem faced by amphibians was solved by the evolution of the amniote egg?
What do the “nodes” in a cladogram represent
What do the "nodes" in a cladogram represent, specifically in relation to common ancestors?
One end of the figure 17-1 shows an increase in the average beak size for a population of birds. when individuals at only one end
One end of Figure 17-1 illustrates an increase in the average beak size for a population of birds. When individuals at only one end of a bell curve representing phenotype frequencies exhibit high fitn...
Scientists hypothesize that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes because
Scientists hypothesize that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes for several reasons: a) Ribosomes in eukaryotic cells closely resemble those found in prokaryotic cells. b) The meteorites that have s...
Explain how a bottleneck event can enrich recessive traits in the genetics of a population.
Could you explain how a bottleneck event influences the enrichment of recessive traits within the genetic makeup of a population? Additionally, what mechanisms are involved in this process, and how mi...
Dec 15, 2024
Which processes lead to most genetic variation in sexually reproducing organisms?
What processes contribute most significantly to genetic variation in sexually reproducing organisms?
What led darwin to believe that organisms originate from a common ancestor?
What factors influenced Charles Darwin's belief that all organisms share a common ancestor? Please provide a detailed answer and explanation.