The cochlea is responsible for a. protecting the outer portion of the ear b. transmitting vibrations to the eardrum and stapes c. relaying neural signals to the auditory cortex d. converting vibrations into neural signals

!if we removed the wolf, snake, and hawk from this food web, what best explains the impact it would have? a) the number of producers would increase. b)the number of decomposers would increase. c)the number of primary consumers would increase. d)the numbers of primary consumers would decrease.

How is ribosomal rna useful as a molecular clock? a. a large portion of the dna ring is not vital to structure or function, allowing it to accumulate neutral mutations. b. its rate of mutation increases over time as organisms continue to evolve and differentiate from each other. c. a slow mutation rate makes it useful for determining evolutionary relationships between ancient species. d. it is only found in select organisms, making it easier to compare relationships between species that have it.

In general, characteristics that an organism survive and reproduce become more common in a population over time. what mechanism of evolution cause this change?