According to Lamarck, the characteristics of organisms changed
because of:
extinction of competitors
a desire or need for that trait
special acts of creation
genetic mutation
chance

Marianne is comparing two animals: a fruit fly and a fruit bat. she asks, "do a fruit fly and a fruit bat share a common ancestor in their evolutionary history? " according to evolutionary theory, what is the answer to marianne's question?

The human genome project is devoted to mapping the general dna sequence of our species. this could lead to the development of new medicines, as well as the possibility of using gene therapy to treat certain diseases. however, there are some ethical issues surrounding the mapping of individual genomes. one concern is a) that your genes may change over time, making the project useless. b) that insurance companies could discriminate based on genetic make-up. c) that since this has never been done before, we should probably not do it now. d) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.

What is the average speed of a car that traveled 300.0 miles in 5.5 hours