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What was the main difference between the Minoan city of Knossos and the Mycenaean city of Mycenae? Select the one option that applies.

Consider the phylogeny below. a) Are Amphibians and Reptiles considered a monophyletic group? Explain why or why not.  b) Are Marsupials and Placentals considered a monophyletic group? Explain why or why not.  c) Are Marsupials or Frogs more closely related to birds. Explain your answer.     

Speciation events can (rarely) happen in one generation (instantaneously). Generally describe a situation in which a speciation event may occur very quickly. Give a specific example from your reading or lecture. 

What general trend has been observed in regard to athletes’ confidence in their readiness to return to play after injury? 

Alex, a star basketball player on her high school team, fractured her ankle just before playoffs.  After a crucial playoff loss a week later – which Alex watched from the bench – she thought, “If I hadn’t gotten injured, we would have made it to the championship.  This is all my fault.”  Which cognitive distortion is Alex exhibiting? 

True or False. Homologous traits are a result of convergent evolution. _________ Explain your answer. 

List the 5 mechanisms of evolution. 

What information can fossils add to phylogenies that cannot be obtained from living organisms?

You know that the half-life of Carbon-14 is 5730 years. You are studying a sample of animal bone, and you find that 25% of the expected amount of Carbon-14 is remaining in your sample. About how old is this sample? Write out your thought process. (4 pts)

In the Closest Pair of Points problem, what is the time complexity of the brute-force approach?