The answer is
letter A.
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In the
evolutionary sense fitness refers to the measure of reproductive success of an
individual or of organisms in general. Those organisms that leave the largest
number of mature offspring are the fittest. Fitness can be achieved through survival
or mortality selection, mating success or sexual selection, and family size or
fecundity selection. Fitness is critical for a species’ survival and is a major
adaptation that all organisms do through a long period of time. <span> </span></span>
Answer:
To maintain this balance, the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Principle states that a population should meet five main assumptions. There should be random mating, large population size, no mutation, no selection on the gene in question, and no gene flow in or out of the population.
Explanation:
Answer:
Phytoplankton are essential for atmospheric and climate regulation.
Explanation:
Phytoplankton are autotrophs, they use solar energy, along with inorganic carbon and water to produce their own food source via photosynthesis. During photosynthesis, they also produce oxygen, integral for the planet's atmospheric composition.
At their large biomass, phytoplankton contribute to a majority of the oxygen used by consumers (most animals).
6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light Glucose + Oxygen
Along with fossil fuels, human agricultural practices have contributed large amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere, This causes global warming, a major environmental crisis- global warming also leads to landmass loss, biosphere disruption and reduces biodiversity in mass extinction events.
Phytoplankton carbon cycling produces organic matter which functions as carbon sinks in our oceans. Thus, as phytoplankton use large amounts of CO2, they help combat warming cycles, along with producing O2 in atmospheric and climate regulation.
According to the cladogram, arthropods are MOST closely related to which group of organisms? mollusks. annelids. echinoderms.
An irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December