Q1. When a jellyfish is removed from its saltwater environment and put into fresh water it swells and burst. Do you think a jellyfish is a plant or an animal and Why? (Think about how plant cells and animal cells react while placed in solution.) Q2. What is “Independent Assortment” […]

A scientist has studied the amount of polymorphism in the alleles controlling the enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in a species of minnow. From one population, 1000 individuals were sampled. The scientist found the following fequencies of genotypes: AA = .080, Aa = .280; aa = .640. From these data calculate […]

Wild turkeys are dramatically sexually dimorphic; domestic turkeys are far less so. Suppose that female wild turkeys chose males on the basis of expensive traits that indicate disease resistance and that artificial selection for rapid weight gain in domestic turkeys destroys female choice. What would you predict about the evolution […]

Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Website, located at http://www.cdc.gov/about/24-7/index.html, and explore the section on the CDC in action. Based on your research, examine the role of government agencies in managing the impact of natural disasters on a community. Other than providing food and shelter to populations who […]