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For this question, focus on the top graph in the image. The orange bars represent the five mass extinctions. Based on the graph below, what is the measurement of diversity when it reaches it’s peak following the fifth mass extinction ?   

A group of 35 sunfish from an initial population of roughly 6,500 sunfish move to a different region where they are entirely reproductively isolated from the original population. They are the only sunfish in the region to which they moved. In the population of 6,500 the three alleles for coloration are present in roughly equal proportions but only two of the alleles for coloration remain in the population of 35 after they’ve moved. Which of the following most accurately describes this scenario?

Male fireflies emit light patterns to attract female fireflies for mating. A group of entomologists are studying the light patterns of closely related but distinct species of fireflies in Ohio. They are investigating what might happen when the ranges of these two species intersect. Which of the following outcomes might they see evidence for in their research? 

How did the duplication of the Hox gene complex help facilitate animal adaptive radiation of the Cambrian explosion?               

The phylogenetic tree below depicts the relationship among a group of mammals called ungulates and an outgroup. The name “ungulate” means “hoofed animal” as ungulates typically have hoofs on their feet and all descended from a common ancestor with hoofs. Use this information and the phylogenetic tree to answer the following three questions.    The trait for hoofed feet is best represented by which letter? [Letter1]. The most recent common ancestor between camel and cow is represented by which letter? [Letter2]

The offspring (F1) of two pure-breeding flower lines, one red and one white, were crossed, resulting in the following F2 generation: 17 plants with red flowers, 30 plants with pink flowers, and 15 plants with white flowers. This is an example of

Feather color in budgies is determined by two different genes, Y and B, one for pigment on the outside and one for the inside of the feather. YYBB, YyBB, or YYBb is green; yyBB or yyBb is blue; YYbb or Yybb is yellow; and yybb is white.   A blue budgie is crossed with a white budgie. Which of the following results are NOT possible?

In sterile storage, what is the main advantage of event-related sterility over time-related sterility?

Match each of Mendel’s principles of heredity to the stage of meiosis in which they are demonstrated.

A hard meringue uses more sugar per egg white and is baked at a higher temperature compared to soft meringues.