A single species that has evolved into several different forms that live in different ways has undergone "b. convergent evolution" since the multiple "divergent" species are seen to "converge" into a single species if you go back far enough in time.
Answer:
<em>This is an example of natural selection (adaptation).</em>
Explanation:
Natural selection tends to favor those organisms which are better adapted to live in an environment.
As tortoises having flat shell and long neck were better adapted to live in barren area, hence through natural selection those organisms were favored in such an ecosystem.
As tortoises that lived on the vegetative lands were more adapted to live in such an ecosystem, hence through natural ecosystem these organisms were favored and increased in numbers.
Let’s take grass and bunnies for example.
The grass is a producer and the bunny is the consumer. The bunny eats the grass that the ground produces.
Answer:
They are genetically identical to the parents and only differ if a genetic mutation occurs.
Sexual reproduction involves two parents and produces offspring that are genetically unique.
The greater the genetic variation, the better change that an individual in the population have a favorable gene that can help survival. Genetic variation is an important force in evolution as it allows natural selection to increase or decrease frequency of alleles already in the population.
Explanation:
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<em>It is the biosphere and hydrosphere that interact when a drought causes a wildfire that destroys a forest.
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<u>Explanation:</u>
Hydrosphere consists of all the water bodies of earth like oceans, seas, rivers, lakes etc. a drought occurs due to scarcity of water which affects the hydrosphere. The scarcity of water causes plants and trees to dry up and become more prone to catching fire
Biosphere includes all the living organisms of the earth. It includes plants, trees, birds, insects, animals etc. A drought dries up a whole area and a small fire that starts up somewhere in a forest would then engulf the whole forest.