Biology Lucy 17

Biology quiz 17

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Features that are similar in organisms that are not evolutionarily related are due to:
Similar selective pressures
Biochemical changes that occur in organisms through time can help us:
All of these
When only a very few individuals give rise to a new population in a new area of favorable habitat, they might differ in appearance from the other, larger population from which they separated. This effect is called the:
Founder effect
In human infants, there has long been evolution toward having the highest survival rate at a 6-7 pound birth weight. this is an example of:
Stabilizing or balancing selection
If two species of birds occur in the same area but occupy different habitats they do not mate. This is an example of:
Ecological isolation