Which of the following is the best description of an adaptation?

a.) a characteristic that an organism avoid predators.
b.) a characteristic that an organism find food.
c.) a characteristic that evolves.
d.) a characteristic that an organism survive and reproduce

Select the correct answer. tay-sachs disease is caused by a mutation in the hexa gene located on chromosome 15. tay-sachs follows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. with the of the diagram, identify which of the offspring will be an unaffected carrier. a diagram showing the genes of parents who are carriers of tay-sachs disease a. a, b, and c b. b and c c. a and d d. a e. d

The graph shows the amount of global warming happening in different ecosystems. which populations of organisms will likely decline the most as a result of climate change, and why? a. coral reefs because of the loss of the symbiotic algae living within their bodies b. penguin populations because the fish they eat will move into warmer waters c. mountain-dwelling birds because rising sea levels will relocate their food sources d. large cats in the rainforest because of decreased habitat loss for their prey

Archeologists have discovered three sites showing conclusive evidence for the mastery of fire in tanzania, from a period slightly after the time that homo habilis was present in africa. these sites clearly were founded by homo erectus, the descendent species of homo habilis that migrated north, out of africa and into asia. homo erectus was known to have mastered fire, from ample evidence at sites in asia. there is no reason to attribute mastery of fire to homo ergaster, the descendent species of homo habilis that remained in africa. which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? (a) before their migration, homo erectus occupied african territory as far south as tanzania.(b) the strain of migration provided the selective pressure motivating homo erectus‘ mastery of fire.(c) homo ergaster would not have derived as much benefit from the mastery of fire as did homo erectus.(d) homo ergaster inherited all cultural knowledge from homo habilis, a species that did not have mastery of fire.(e) homo ergaster did not occupy regions as far south as tanzania until well after the time of these three sites.