Why does the presence of extinct forms and transitional features in the fossil record support the pattern component of the theory of evolution by natural selection? Select True or False for each statement.
T/F It supports the hypothesis that individuals change over time.
T/F It supports the hypothesis that weaker species are eliminated by natural selection.
T/F It supports the hypothesis that species evolve to become more complex and better adapted over time.
T/F It supports the hypothesis that species change over time.

Choose the best definition of a fossil.

a. A rock that contains information about an organism

b. A bone, tooth, shell, or other hard part of an organism that has been preserved

c. Any trace of an organism that lived in the past

d. Any part of a dead organism

Which of the following results provided evidence of a discrete nuclear localization signal somewhere on the nucleoplasmin protein?

a. The nucleoplasmin protein was small and easily slipped through the nuclear pore complex.

b. After cleavage of the nucleoplasmin protein, only the tail segments appeared in the nucleus.

c. Removing the tail from the nucleoplasmin protein allowed the core segment to enter the nucleus.

d. The SRP bound only to the tail of the nucleoplasmin protein, not the core segment.

Add labels to the figure that follows, which illustrates the endosymbiotic hypothesis.

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The oxygen revolution changed Earth's environment dramatically. Which of the following took advantage of the presence of free oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?

a. The evolution of cellular respiration, which used oxygen to help harvest energy from organic molecules

b. The persistence of some animal groups in anaerobic habitats

c. The evolution of photosynthetic pigments that protected early algae from the corrosive effects of oxygen

d. The evolution of chloroplasts after early protists incorporated photosynthetic cyanobacteria

Fill in the blanks in the following graph, which illustrates the decay curve of a radioactive element used to date fossil structures.

If a solution surrounding a cell is hypertonic relative to the inside of the cell, how will water move?

a. It will move into the cell via osmosis.

b. It will move out of the cell via osmosis.

c. It will not move, because equilibrium exists.

d. It will evaporate from the cell surface more rapidly.

The process of biological evolution

a. Is not supported by scientific evidence

b. Results in a change in the features of individuals in a population

c. Takes place over the course of generations

d. B and C are correct

e. A, B, and C are correct

Which factor most likely caused animals and plants in India to differ greatly from species in nearby Southeast Asia?

a. The species became separated by convergent evolution.

b. The climates of the two regions are similar.

c. India is in the process of separating from the rest of Asia.

d. India was a separate continent until 45 million years ago.