Complete question:
Two species of closely related frogs are found in the same pond high in the Andes of South America. Both species only have teeth on the top jaw. One has small teeth for holding small live prey prior to swallowing. The other species has very large sharp teeth for injuring and killing large prey prior to biting off pieces of flesh for consumption. The above is an example of:
- Directional selection
- Analogous structures
- Character displacement
- Hybridization
- Vestigial structures
Answer:
Explanation:
Competition is an ecological and evolutive process very common in nature. Competition might be intra- or interspecific. Competition between different species in a community or ecosystem might be due to the same resource use, or the same territory, shelter, etcetera. When a resource is useful for two or more species, and limited, they compete to gain it.
The principle of competitive exclusion states that different species with the same requirements sharing the niche can not coexist indefinitely based on the same limited resource. When <u>two competing species coexist, this is because of niche partitioning or niche differentiation</u>.
Differentiation of effective niche is closely related to <u>character displacement.</u>
<u>Character displacement</u> is the result of interspecific competition, in which two or more species that live in the same habitat manage to avoid competition by developing different traits. Morphological divergence, or any adaptative trait development, fixated genetically, is the product of niche segregation. Species tend to differentiate morphologically in the presence of strong competitors. Traits divergence favors coexistence in the same place.
In the exposed example, both species live in the same pond. But to avoid competition and competitive exclusion, species developed different teeth sizes to feed on different prey items.
The similarity of 94% in their DNA sequence suggest that they have originated from a common ancestor and are closely related species.
Explanation:
The difference in DNA sequences in different species is due to the accumulation of genetic variation in the course of natural selection and evolution. Less is the difference in DNA sequences of two organisms the more related they are.
Genes determine the characteristics in an organism, and they are DNA sequences determining the protein to be formed. The similarity in DNA sequence of two species establish the evolutionary relationship among them.
Due to the genetic variation in species, the natural selection of the species had caused the evolution of the species adapted well to the environment.
The answer would be gram for temp and centimeter for area
The level of carbon dioxide<span> in the </span>atmosphere<span> is maintained by several </span>processes<span>, including photosynthesis, respiration and combustion. Green </span>plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere<span> by photosynthesis.</span>
A proclamation by the pigs who control the government in <span>the novel, Animal</span> Farm. The commandment which originally stated: "All animals are Equal", is changed by the ending, when the pigs have officially taken command in unequal ways. The last chapters of the novel show how corrupt the farm has turned, as the pigs are given more privileges than any other animal. By the time the pigs are seen as supreme, they gain a strong resemblance to the humans who had once ruled them.
