A farmer breeds two chickens from lines that produce many eggs. Why is this an example of artificial selection?

Which of the following birds remained ancient looking in the miocene epoch? a. crows b. owls c. grouses d. none of the above

Which sentence is an example of a strong conclusion to an autobiography? a. i stayed after school three days in a row to practice onstage in the auditorium. b. i knew i would have to practice all week to memorize my dance for the recital. c. after the recital was over, i knew practicing was worth it, and i was looking forward to my next big challenge. d. on opening night, i danced in front of a packed auditorium.

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 provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.