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A marine fish is ________ and tends to ________ water to/from the environment.

Which of the following photosynthetic pathways is ideal for desert plants?

If birds with larger beaks are favored by the environment, it is likely that ________ selection will occur.

Species with type III survivorship curves experience extremely high mortality rates in early life.

Describe the differences between stabilizing, disruptive, and directional selection.

A type ________ survivorship curve is typical of populations in which individuals tend to live out their physiological life span.

The wavelengths that make up the visible light spectrum are referred to as ________ radiation.

The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration is called ________.

Guppies were moved from stream A, with a fish that preyed upon adult guppies, to stream B, with a fish that preyed upon juvenile guppies. After 30 to 60 generations, the guppies responded to the increased predation on juveniles relative to adults by

If survival rates do not vary with age, as in many species of perennial plants, reptiles, adult birds, and rodents, survivorship curves are typically