Answer:
The answer is B. Stratum Basale
Population refers to an array of organisms of the similar species, which thrives in a particular geographical region and interbreed. The three main characteristics of a population are density, size, and dispersion.
The density signifies towards how many organisms are thriving in a specific region. The size refers to how big a population is, and dispersion signifies towards the degree of spreading of the particular population.
Answer:
Option B, Mammals and reptiles in the post-dinosaur age.
Explanation:
Adaptive radiation is mechanism through which species evolve very fast from common single ancestors. In simple words two different species are said to have evolved through adaptive radiation when they have descended from a single lineage. This is not the case with mammals and reptiles.
Generally in adaptive radiation, a species evolve when it faces new environmental challenges due to change of habitat or area. For example mammals have evolved from dinosaurs.
Hence, option B is correct
Answer:
C. Disruptive Selection
Explanation:
Disruptive selection occurs when two extremes of continuous variation are favored more than intermediate traits.
The extremes of continuous variation exhibited in this species of snail is the color of their shell which allows them to blend with the background of their habitat.
The shady forest of the habitat makes the dark-shelled individuals to be better hidden from bird predators, while the light-shelled individuals are better hidden in well-lit brushy edge areas. This disruptive coloration exhibited by both individuals makes both individuals of this species of snail less vulnerable to predation.
Both individuals of this species both extremities would naturally survive in this habitat as snails with intermediate extremities would be highly preyed on since there is no area of intermediate brightness in the habitat to make them invisible to predators
