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In the film on lizard evolution, Losos examined the same str…

In the film on lizard evolution, Losos examined the same stretch of DNA from many species to  uncover their evolutionary relationships. The results supported the hypothesis that  lizards on  each island tend to be more closely related to each other, than to similar-looking lizards on  different islands. That means that generally the same types of lizards evolved independently on  each island.

  Genetic variation _____. A) is created by the direct acti…

  Genetic variation _____. A) is created by the direct action of natural selection B) arises in response to changes in the environment C) must be present in a population before natural selection can act upon the population D) tends to be reduced by when diploid organisms produce gametes  

As Wallace traveled the Malay Archipelago, he noticed that w…

As Wallace traveled the Malay Archipelago, he noticed that western islands had placental mammals, like monkeys. Eastern islands had marsupial mammals, like kangaroos. How did Wallace explain this distribution?   A.   The western islands were once connected to Asia and the eastern islands had been connected to Australia. The islands had never been connected to each other. B.    God specially created monkeys on one set of islands and kangaroos on the other. C.    Marsupial and placental mammals live in different habitats. Monkeys could only survive in the western islands and kangaroos in the eastern islands. D.   Monkeys and tree kangaroos compete against one another and cannot live together.