Explain Measuring the heritability of bill depth in populations of Darwin’s finches?

Q: How do you think the one species of finch evolved into many different species, each with its own…

A: Darwin's finches are a classical example of adaptive radiation. Their common ancestor arrived on the…

Q: Construct an example of a phenotype distributioncurve for a population under directional selection…

A: Directional selection occurs when a phenotypic character is preferred over the other characters.…

Q: During adaptation what qualifies as the principle Darwinian "individual" in populations that are…

A: Darwinian evolution, also known as the theory of evolution by natural selection, is a scientific…

Q: In a population of 2000 ladybugs at equilibrium, there are 1120 ladybugs with eight spots (SS), 30…

A: Hardy-Weinberg principle states that in a population, the allelic and genotypic frequencies will…

Q: ONTARIO 100 100 100 100 100 Ontario Mich Lake Erie NY 90 90 90 90 90 N = 63 N = 64 N = 16 N = 214 N…

A: Migration is a phenomenon which is used to describe movement of individual organisms from one place…

Q: Give disadvantages of continuous inbreedinng?

A: Biology is a branch of science that studies about the living organisms. The biology studies about…

Q: Match the description on the left with the most applicable term on the right. The pelvic & leg bones…

A: Homologous structures are those structures that are similar in two different species with a common…

Q: The peppered moth, Biston betularia, occurs as light- or dark-colored variants. Prior to the…

A: Directional selection is a type of natural selection in which a certain trait or characteristic…

Q: What would happen to the allelic frequency of the deer population after their habitat was blazed in…

A: A gene can have many different forms. These variants of genes are present in the population in large…

Q: If a species of ground finch with variation in beak size suddenly had to all compete for large hard…

A: Natural selection is the basis of evolution that was proposed by Charles Darwin. The process of…

Q: some cases, males or females do care for young of their own species that are not their own, as when…

A: There may be reason that adoptions fostering helped these females reproduce later on as Regular…

Q: Imagine that in guppies, boldness is recessive to shy behavior. Assuming Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium,…

A: Given:Boldness is recessive to shy behaviorShy is dominant behaviorIn a population of guppies, 63%…

Q: how does darwin finches support the arguement that genetic variation increases the survival rate or…

A: Darwin's theory of natural selection was an answer to many evolutionary puzzles. Today also every…

Q: Problem: A population of 50 birds contains 16 animals with red tail feathers and 34 animals with…

A: The dominant tail feather color is blue, whereas the recessive color is red. We interpret B as the…

Q: Are geographic barriers universal for all species? If not, name a geographic barrier that might…

A: No, Geographic barriers are not universal for all species.

Q: What are some disadvantages and advantages between studying captive and wild peacock?

A: Captive breeding is the breeding of wild animals in locations along with zoos, particularly animals…

Q: To relate: "The evolution of natural selection and the evolution of features that reduces the…

A: Natural selection is defined as the physical and reproductive fitness of a species in changing…

Q: In the lab, you will change the number of birds with each beak phenotype for the second and third…

A: Introduction :- Height, wing length, and hair colour are examples of phenotypes. Observable traits…

Q: Compare and contrast how the bottleneck effect and the founder effect can lead to genetic drift.

A: Genetic drift is the random variations in the number of gene variants in a population. It is the…

Q: Explain how stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection affect the…

A: Natural selection is defined as the process by which living organisms having traits that better…

Q: As you know chimpanzees in neighboring groups in the forest show 4-5 times as much genetic…

A: The theory that humans and African great apes share common ancestors was proposed by Charles Darwin…

Q: In a study in which men and women were asked to sit at a computer and navigate through a virtual…

A: Gender differences in spatial learning have been thought to occur worldwide among mammals, but their…

Q: Imagine there is high male reproductive skew in one population of ground squirrels vs. a different…

A: Reproductive skew It is defined as the degree of reproductive bias in which one or a few breeders…

Q: What is the effect of outcrossing on a population?a. Allelic frequencies change.b. There will be…

A: The “Hardy–Weinberg principle” states that genotype and allele frequencies in a population will…

Q: Why did Galton modify the quincunx? a. Because the distribution of a trait (e.g., height) in…

A: Introduction :- Physical characteristics are what traits are. Fin length, body shape, colour…

Q: With suitable examples, explain how mechanisms that do notinvolve adaptive traits can change allele…

A: Allele frequency means frequently appearance of particular allele appears in the population. Change…

Q: If the process of natural selection continues, what color of the population of the beetle would you…

A: Introduction: Natural selection is the phenomenon of adaptation and change in the populations. Every…

Q: Explain the influence of gene linkage on phenotypic ratios in a population.

A: Genetic linkage describes the way in which two genes that are located close to each other on a…

Q: Describe how courtship behavior drives sexual selection. Use the peacock as an example.

A: To understand the role of courtship behavior in sexual selection, it is important to understand the…

Q: According to the theory of evolution, why have these changes occurred in horse populations over the…

A: The evolutionary lineage of the horse can be best understood with the paleontology.  The history of…

Q: e Galapagos islands over four generations. How can you explain this ta using your knowledge of…

A: In Galapagos island, these finches (Darwin's finches) adapted various beak sizes depending upon…

Q: equilibrium, a single gene controls the skin calor. Green is dominant to brown. You sample the…

A: The genetic principle that states the value of genetic diversity will persist while passing from one…

Q: Which of the following changes would cause directional selection? a A habitat made of trees with…

A: Directional selection  This selection takes place when organisms having characteristics represented…

Q: What selection is exemplified by male birds of the same species having more colorful plumage than…

A: Introduction: In biology, selection is the preferable survival and reproduction—or the preferential…

Q: Explain how mutation, genetic drift, and gene flow can all contribute to changes in allele…

A: An allele is one of two or more versions of DNA sequence (a single base or a segment of bases) at a…

Q: similar clines in allele frequencies on different continents are evidence for

A: Adaptive evolution refers to evolutionary changes in an organism that makes it more suited for its…

Q: Imagine strong directional selection is applied, favoring large values of this trait. After one…

A: In the given scenario, we are presented with two graphs (A) representing the relationship between…

Q: If you had measured a set of morphological traits (beak depth, wing length, leg length, tail length,…

A: After the action of selective forces (drought in this case) the individuals with shallower beaks…

Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.