<span>Newton first law is called inertia, or the force an object has to resist unbalanced forces that are placed upon it. The more mass an object has, the more inertia an object has. The less mass an object has, the less inertia an object has.</span>
Question: Does geographic distance between salamander populations increase their reproductive isolation? To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern Appalachian Mountains. The researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. Four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (A and B)—two within the same population (female A with male A and female B with male B) and two between populations (female A with male B and female B with male A). The proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. For example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. Then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). The reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (AA + BB) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (AB + BA).
The table (Figure 1) provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.
Part A - Understanding experimental design
What hypothesis did the researchers test in this study?
Answer:
"Reproductive isolation increases with geographic distance between dusky salamander populations"
Explanation:
The mechanisms of reproductive isolation are a assemblage of evolutionary mechanisms, behaviors and physiological procedures dangerous for speciation. They avert followers of dissimilar types from manufacturing offspring, or confirm that any offspring are germ-free. While in allopatric speciation the reproductive isolation is resolute superficially by the spatial isolation of populations, during sympatric speciation specific groups of persons create distinct mating organizations with self-like persons while distribution the similar home with the rest of the unique inhabitants.
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Answer:
C. lungs
Explanation:
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease caused by the mutation in the CF gene located on chromosome 7 which codes for the CFTR protein.
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein or CFTR encoded protein regulates the movement of the water and chloride and sodium ions in and out of the cell.
The mutated gene forms abnormal protein which disrupts the movement of the ions and water in and out of the cell.
As a result of thick, the person develops thick and sticky mucus in the respiratory organs, especially in the lungs. Other organs of the body are also affected.
Thus, the lungs are the correct answer.
