You are studying a population of lizards of size n=2000. during a 1-month period, you record 100 births and 50 deaths. considering the estimate of r from these data, project the population size in 8 months.

The diagram shows a fossil of an ancient whale skull and a skull of a present-day whale. the ancient whale is extinct and is believed to be an ancestor of the present-day whale. what do these skulls most likely show that supports darwin’s theory of evolution? all populations can adapt and survive. only some organisms have a common ancestor. populations change slowly over time. populations rapidly become extinct.

Aresearcher has developed two stains for use with seed plants. one stains sporophyte tissue blue; the other stains gametophyte tissue red. if the researcher exposes pollen grains to both stains, and then rinses away the excess stain, what should occur? a) the pollen grains will be pure red.b) the pollen grains will be pure blue.c) the pollen grains will have red interiors and blue exteriors.d) the pollen grains will have blue interiors and red exteriors.

Ascientist separates a population of mice into two groups. what would most likely increase the rate of speciation in this population. a. teach the two groups different tricks b. allow the two groups to breed with each other c. put the two groups in different environment d. have the two groups live in identical ecosystems