1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
ANEK [815]
3 years ago
5

American vultures used to be classified in the same family as African vultures. Which discovery caused scientists to reclassify

American vultures as more closely related to storks?
Biology
1 answer:
Mashutka [201]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

DNA evidence revealed the American vultures share more recent ancestor with the Storks

Explanation:

The hooded vultures that is mostly found in the African continent have a close resemblance with the American vultures and were traditionally classified to belong to the Falcon family.

However, it was observed that the American vultures shared a similar behavior with Stork which is not common to the vulture found in Africa, including the hooded vulture. The Stork and the American vulture exhibit the behavior of urinating on their legs when being overheated. When the urine gets evaporated, it helps them to cool their body temperature.

This shared behavior between the storks and the American vultures led scientists into using molecular analysis in analyzing the DNA of the hooded vultures found in Africa, the American vultures, and the stork.

Evidence from the DNA analysis later revealed that the American vultures and the storks share a more common DNA sequences than African vultures and American vultures do.

You might be interested in
Based on physical evidence, scientists have concluded that the planet earth probably formed _____ years ago, and the first life
Sonbull [250]
Planet earth was probaly formed 30,thousand years ago the first life probably evolved 29 thousand years ago
5 0
3 years ago
Which of the following is the most appropriate use for graywater
svp [43]
Whats The Options For This Answer ?
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
When is gene expression blocked in the lac operon system?
PilotLPTM [1.2K]
The repressor protein blocks the genes from making mRNA.
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
This type of consistent adaptation between two species is known as
Maurinko [17]

Answer:

Symbiosis or Mutualism: When two species live together in a close association that is helpful to both species, the relationship is known as symbiosis. The oxpecker bird and the rhinoceros exhibit this relationship. The oxpecker receives protection and obtains food from the ticks and other pests infesting the rhino’s skin.

Explanation:

5 0
3 years ago
How much has the sea level risen between 1901 and 2010? a 7.5 feet b 7.5 inches c 12.6 inches d 2.5 feet
Y_Kistochka [10]

Answer:

From 1901 to 2010, global sea levels rose an estimated 187 millimeters (mm; 7.4 inches), averaging a 1.7 mm rise annually; estimates are that from 1992 to 2010, the rate increased to 3.2 mm annually.

3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • PLEASE HELP I'M STUCK AND I'LL GET A 0 !What do Carnivores consume?why might carnivores be called Secondary consumers?(I'm givin
    5·2 answers
  • Hi plz help!!!!! Please
    13·1 answer
  • compare the thickness of the wall of the superior and inferior vena cava and the aorta. which is thicker and why???
    14·1 answer
  • What was Charles Darwin's scientific breakthough?
    13·2 answers
  • Which of these is an advantage of using models to study tectonic plate movements?
    14·2 answers
  • Can someone help me plz? What is a dependent and independent variable?
    5·2 answers
  • Which statement best describes the interactive view of communities?
    15·1 answer
  • In a pond, the primary producer is a green algae, the primary consumer is the crustacean, the secondary consumer is the bluegill
    14·1 answer
  • 1. Nutrients flow and energy cycles in an ecosystem.<br> о<br> True<br> False
    7·1 answer
  • All you need to know is in the pic bellow
    12·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!