Habitat<span> destruction is the alteration of a </span><span>natural habitat which destroys many homes for animals.</span>
Unit 3 Lesson 6: chordate evolution and diversity quick check answers.
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Answer:
The correct option is Blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
Explanation:
Skeletal system can be described as the system which comprises of all the bones and joints of an organism. The main function of the skeleton system is to provide support and protection to the organism.
The circulatory system can be described as a system which comprises of the heart, blood vessels and blood. This system is mainly involved in the transportation of substances like oxygen, nutrients etc in the body.
The skeletal system interacts with many other systems of the body and helps them perform their functions. For example, the skeletal system interacts with the muscular system so that a muscle can contract and relax.
The skeletal system interacts with the circulatory system by producing blood cells in the bone marrow. Red blood cells, as well as white blood cells, are produced by this process.
I think it might be <em>natural disasters.</em>
Answer:
1. Stabilizing Selection
2. Directional Selection
3. Disruptive Selection
Explanation:
Stabilizing Selection
This type of natural selection occurs when there are selective pressures working against two extremes of a trait and therefore the intermediate or “middle” trait is selected for. If we look at a distribution of traits in the population, it is noticeable that a standard distribution is followed:
Example: For a plant, the plants that are very tall are exposed to more wind and are at risk of being blown over. The plants that are very short fail to get enough sunlight to prosper. Therefore, the plants that are a middle height between the two get both enough sunlight and protection from the wind.
Directional Selection
This type of natural selection occurs when selective pressures are working in favour of one extreme of a trait. Therefore when looking at a distribution of traits in a population, a graph tends to lean more to one side:
Example: Giraffes with the longest necks are able to reach more leaves to each. Selective pressures will work in the advantage of the longer neck giraffes and therefore the distribution of the trait within the population will shift towards the longer neck trait.
Disruptive Selection
This type of natural selection occurs when selective pressures are working in favour of the two extremes and against the intermediate trait. This type of selection is not as common. When looking at a trait distribution, there are two higher peaks on both ends with a minimum in the middle as such:
Example: An area that has black, white and grey bunnies contains both black and white rocks. Both the traits for white and black will be favored by natural selection since they both prove useful for camouflage. The intermediate trait of grey does not prove as useful and therefore selective pressures act against the trait.
