Tariq watches a hummingbird hover around a petunia flower. He remembers that when two species interact with each other closely,
like hummingbirds and flowers, they can affect one another's evolution. Which of these is an example of coevolution?
A. Ticks draw blood from a deer and can travel from host to host.
B. Female seahorses lay eggs and the male seahorses carry the eggs.
C. Bumblebees eat the nectar
from flowers and then spread the flower pollen
D. Mountain goats evolved hooves that spread apart and have pointed edges in front so they can climb and live on steep cliffs
In the context of evolutionary biology, coevolution refers to the evolution of at least two species, which occurs in a mutually dependent manner. ... An example is the coevolution of flowering plants and associated pollinators (e.g., bees, birds, and other insect species)
Hypoxic waters kill high levels of aquatic species, disrupting the food chain and habitat. In addition to wrecking ecological havoc, the dead zone can be a financial drain on coastal communities.
Its C. <span>the small population size means that the new colony may have reduced genetic variation from the original population and that variation, in this case, included the dominant allele for huntington's disease.</span>
