Which of the following exist in a population have to undergo natural selection?
a) no mutations
b) a favorable trait
c) homologous structure
d) all the same genes

a structure that has no known function, but possibly had a function for an ancestor is known as
a) vestigial structure
b) homologous structure
c) natural selection
d) mutation

What role does differential reproduction play in natural selection? ! a) some organisms have different reproductive success due to nongenetic traits. b) some organisms have traits that them reach reproductive age. c) different methods of reproduction result in some organisms being genetically altered. d) reproduction varies among organisms due to pathogenic factors. the answer is not a or d based on other posts.

Match the examples to the correct level of organization. 1. system level roses, snakes, puppies 2. organism level roots, stamens, leaves 3. tissue level bone, cartilage, blood 4. organ level heart, veins, arteries

Cold case files recently began re-investigating an old murder case. the murder took place in the park; a young man, james, was hit over the head with a brick and killed. police suspected the jealous former boyfriend of james' wife, karen. whoever killed james may have washed their hands in a near-by bird bath as detectives found blood in the bird bath. since the murder took place before dna fingerprinting was available, the suspected killer, ronnie, went free. detectives are now reviewing the blood evidence using dna fingerprinting. based on the dna fingerprints of all possible suspects, who is james' killer?