Over long periods of time, many cave-dwelling organisms have lost their eyes. tapeworms have lost their digestive systems. whales have lost their hind limbs. how can natural selection account for these losses?

natural selection cannot account for losses, but accounts only for new structures and functions.

under particular circumstances that persisted for long periods, each of these structures presented greater costs than benefits.

natural selection accounts for these losses by the principle of use and disuse.

the ancestors of these organisms experienced harmful mutations that forced them to lose these structures.

Ry was studying two populations of the same species of lizards. one population lived on an island and the other lived on the mainland. both populations were affected by a hurricane that hit the island and the mainland with equal force. a year later, henry was testing the gene frequency and saw a decrease in genetic variation in the island species, but not in the mainland species. which best describes a conclusion he might have reached? gene flow greatly affects small populations, but large populations can recover. genetic drift greatly affects small populations, but large populations can recover. gene flow greatly affects large populations, but small populations can recover. genetic drift greatly affects large populations, but small populations can recover.

Matthew decided he wanted to hike up mount everest. on his way to the top, it began to snow and the temperature dropped to -10°f. matthew forgot to wear a heavy jacket so his body began to shiver beyond control. in this case, matthew's body shivering is the to a drop in temperature. * 0 points reflex stimuli responce environmental facto

2. how does the miller-urey experiment fall short of demonstrating that life can arise from inorganic molecules? explain. a. it doesn't show a leap between a collection of amino acids and a single-celled organism. b. it recreates the conditions that existed at the earth's beginning, but no molecules form as a result. c. it doesn't provide evidence of the formation of amino acids. d. it doesn't show how multicellular organisms developed from unicellular organisms