Mitochondrial dna accumulates dna mutations quickly. because of this, it would be most beneficial in analyzing the ancestral relationship of organisms that are a. mitochondrial dna is beneficial in both of these cases b. mitochondrial dna is not used to analyze relationships c. closely related d. distantly related

Which of the following is true of microbes? a. ninety-nine percent of all microbes are pathogenic.b. gene expression in bacteria is very similar to gene expression in humans, which facilitates the use of bacteria in recombinant biotechnology and gene therapy.c. all bacterial enzymes are harmful to humans and the environment.d. microbes create pollutants and toxins that harm the environment.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of the bottleneck effect? answers a in south africa, much of the afrikaner population is descended from a small number of dutch colonists. in this population, this is an unusually high frequency of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (pxe), an elastic tissue disorder. b four white-tailed deer are introduced to a park in finland. thirty years after their introduction scientists compare the genes in the population and find that there is no variation. c during the industrial revolution, london's air became filled with soot. as a result, birds started eating more of the lighter moths because they were easier to spot than their darker counterparts. over time, the moth population changed so that there were more darker moths than lighter ones. d 10% of the population of american alligators in an area have the recessive trait albinism. a massive flood results in the death of 80% of the population. of the remaining population, 60% have the recessive trait of albinism.

How is the national wildlife refuge system similar to the pacific region coastal program? a. both programs are concerned with providing habitats for wildlife b. both programs are primarily concerned with preserving fish species c. both programs have set aside 150 million acres of land d. both programs are under the u.s. fish and wildlife service