Answer:
Option C - The sympatric salamander populations evolved their present body sizes after they became sympatric.
Explanation:
First, note the definitions of each terms.
1) Sympatric occurs when organisms especially of same species occurring in the same, or in overlapping territory, do not interbreed.
2) Allopatric occurs when organisms are NOT living in the same territory and thus unable to crossbreed.
On 1st QUESTION
The argument would be strengthened by the failure of P. cinereus and P. hoffmani to crossbreed making traits for body size to become distinct (dissimilar) in each specie.
On 2nd QUESTION
Definitely, salamanders species occurring in the territory, do not interbreed after they became sympatric, thus, making characters among same species to be increasingly different over generations.
Answer:
Most people experience increased infant mortalities at high altitudes due to the inability of the mother to provide sufficient oxygen to the developing fetus but now variation in the DNA sequence in the people that lives at higher altitudes like in Tibetans allow normal level of infant survival at high altitudes.
This variation occurred in the EPAS1 gene in the Tibetan population that is responsible for delivering oxygen more efficiently to the fetus. This nucleotide variation is also present in low landers of Beijing but natural selection selected the variant gene in Tibetan people because they require this mutated gene for their survival.
So the population passed this variant gene in next-generation, therefore, inheritance allowed the spreading of the mutated gene to the next generation therefore by natural selection and inheritance a mutated gene spread through a human population that had just begun living high in the mountains.
Answer: Responsible for formation of reproduction cells/gametes
Explanation: Meiosis is significant because it makes sure that all organisms (which were produced via reproduction) contains the correct number of chromosomes. Also, Meiosis produces genetic variation by the process of recombination.
Answer:
Precipitation and runoff
Explanation:
The oceans get water in several different manners, with some of them being through precipitation, and through runoff. Whenever there is precipitation on the ocean waters, the water from it of course ends up in it, thus it accumulates it. Also, when there's precipitation on the land, a runoff appears. The runoff is simply the water from the precipitation that moves on the surface, downhill, and usually ends up in some water body. Part of the runoff ends up in the oceans, and that is the runoff that appears on the slopes that are near the ocean and are sloping toward the ocean waters.
