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3 years ago

How did seed availability affect traits of individuals in the medium ground finch population of the galapagos islands

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A little background may help understand this question better: The Galapagos Islands is home to a lot of species but particular interest here is only the finches and their beak sizes. We have the cactus finch that has a long beak well suited for accessing blossoms; the tree finch with parrot-shaped beaks suited for finding insects underneath the barks of trees; and, the ground finch with beaks suited for eating seeds.

Grant and colleagues studied the medium ground finch in order to observe natural selection at work. Medium ground finch were perfect to study because the only major factor that affected their hypothesized evolution was the climate, which <em>affected food availability. </em>The researchers observed that when food became scarce and only <em>large seeds were present</em><em>, </em>only the finch with bigger beaks were able to survive. Those with smaller beaks died of starvation because they could not eat the big seeds. Time went on, and when the researchers measure beak size, they found a significant change in size compared to previous generations.

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2 years ago

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1 year ago

2. Matt went to his friend’s party. He ate a big meal and drank a keg of beer. He felt heartburn after the meal and took Tums to

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Explanation:

Step 1:

Data obtained from the question.

Initial pressure (P1) = 780 torr

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Initial temperature (T1) = 40°C = 40°C + 273 = 313K

Final temperature (T2) = 25°C = 25°C + 273 = 298K

Final pressure (P2) = 1 atm = 760torr

Final volume (V2) =?

Step 2:

Determination of the final volume i.e the volume of the gas outside Matt's body.

The volume of the gas outside Matt's body can be obtained by using the general gas equation as shown below:

P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2

780 x 400/313 = 760 x V2 /298

Cross multiply to express in linear form

313 x 760 x V2 = 780 x 400 x 298

Divide both side by 313 x 760

V2 = (780 x 400 x 298) /(313 x 760)

V2 = 390.85mL

Therefore, the volume of the gas outside Matt's body is 390.85mL

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