Compared to our closest living ancestor, the chimpanzee, humans haveskeletal and muscular adaptations for bipedal movement. List a few of these and explain how they are essential to bipedalism. You learned that there is additional evidence that we evolved for endurance running; explain why V02 max is significant to this type of exercise. There is …
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Plants, which evolved from an algae ancestor who was obligately aquatic,consist of clades (mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms) that are increasingly well adapted to the challenges of life on land. Provide examples of the progression, explaining how traits increased fitness for plants that possessed them. How might some of these traits lead to diversification over …
Contrast the flower characteristics that attract bats, hummingbirds, andbees. What features of their sensory system are responsible for these patterns? Explain how coevolution is responsible for the evolution of flower complexity. What kind of evidence is needed to support a hypothesis that coevolution is happening and driving the evolution of a specific trait such as …
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Explain how variation in pharyngeal jaws and sexual selection can lead tosympatric speciation in cichlid fish living in Lake Victoria. Be sure to discuss how variation in light and food availability is important to the speciation process in this diverse group of animals.
What are homeobox genes? How do patterns in the evolution of thesegenes show shared ancestry among all animals? How do the patterns showdivergence? Describe a hypothetical example of how variation in homeobox genes controlling mouthparts in insects might affect ecological opportunity, and competition, and ultimately lead to the evolution of a reproductive barrier (e.g. habitat …
Option #1: Water Quality PaperIn this laboratory exercise, you will learn about water pollution and how specific water-quality indicators impact both human health and the environment. You will also test water samples for the following parameters: pH, nitrates, phosphates, and fecal coliform bacteria.Complete all sections of the Water Quality laboratory exercise, in your Environmental Science …
discipline is construction management, not engineering*– Location/climate for the assignment is Balladonia.– ONLY do questions 4 and 5 under ‘The characteristics the climate inlcudes:’ 4. Solar characteristics (sun path and intensity of solar radiation).5. Atmospheric conditions (dust, cloudiness, precipitation e.g. mist &rain).
My degree in Material Processing Technology surrounds the study of Plastic as a material. The thesis does not need to sound very engineer-ish, meaning there’s no need to go into the chemical components of the material. Just clear language and easy-to-understand points are appreciated. I recommend figures and tables, and graphs from reliable sources. My …
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The goal of the reflective paper assignment is to help you to think about physics, and how it relates to your major or an area of interest and to promote a deeper understanding of both.Writing prompt: Select a topic from your major or an area of interest (MICROBIOLOGY). The topic could be a concept, application, …
Could add more on how to measure the surface area and volume of the egg practically(find its actual value without using math) and then compare the results to your calculation? You know when we investigate sth, it’s obvious to find it practically and then compare the models, not only just theoretically. Your table of comparison …
