Out of the following given choices;
(1) an increase in the number of clams
(2) a decrease in the number of water plants
(3) an increase in the number of crabs
(4) a decrease in the number of crayfish
The answer is D. Crayfish are are freshwater crustaceans resembling small
lobsters. Clams and crabs are found in marine waters. Most crayfish cannot
tolerate polluted water. Crayfish feed on animals and plants, either living or
decomposing, and detritus, therefore a decrease in small invertebrates in the river
would decrease their food source thence
consequently affect their numbers.
Answer:
divergent plate boundaries
Explanation:
Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent plate boundaries. As tectonic plates slowly move away from each other, heat from the mantle's convection currents makes the crust more plastic and less dense.
A cell wall protects the cell. It gives the cell strength and structure. It also filters what goes into and out of the cell
Answer:
The population is not following the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
Explanation:
Hardy-Weinberg proposed that the population will remain in the equilibrium if they are not affected with the external natural force like genetic drift, mutation and many others. The gene pool of a population will remain in equilibrium state for generations.
The mathematical expression for the Hardy-Weinberg are
Genotypic frequency is p²+q²+2pq=1
Allele frequency is p+q=1
where p-dominant allele,
q-recessive allele
Therefore,calculating expected frequency of allele q,
q² (recessive genotype)- q²+2pq/1000
= 22+188/1000
=210/1000
= 0.21
q= 0.45
Calculating expected frequency of allele p,
Using p+q=1
p=1-q
p= 0.55 (expected)
Calculating observed value of frequency of p,
p²= p²+2pq/1000
= 790+188/1000
= 978/1000
= 0.978
p = 0.988 (observed)
Since the expected frequency does not match the observed frequency therefore the population is not under the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and the gene pool is disturbed.
