Answer:
I believe it is A, but I could be wrong.
Explanation:
I think this, because when it says, "Other, less useful, versions of the genetic code were eliminated gradually throughout the course of evolution", I think it referencing to the fact that all animals and etc, are made up of common codes, and how over time, through evolution, certain codes were eliminated, because creatures were evolving.
The study of human populations is called Demography. Sorry it’s late.
Ectothermic animals are cold blooded animals, or fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates. So the right answer would be turtles and lizards. If the answer choices was supposed to look like this
turtles and lizards
birds and mammals
frogs and mammals
lizards and birds
It would be the first option.
Hope this helps!
Answer:
Infection would be the answer for the blank