Which of the following is not a characteristic of animals?
(1) all animals have a definite shape.
(2) all animals are many-celled.
(3) all animals use energy.
(4) the cells of all animals have nuclei and organelles.

Directions: read the descriptions of the four islands presented in the lesson. 1. list two new traits that each new species of rat might demonstrate as it adapts to the conditions on each island. 2. introduce one of the four new rat species to another island and describe one challenge it would encounter and one success as it adapts to its new environment.

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between genetic variation and natural selection? a. genetic variation must be present in a population before natural selection can act on it. b. genetic variation arises in a population as a result of natural selection. c. natural selection can act on a population whether there is genetic variation within the population or not. d. after natural selection acts on a population, the amount of genetic variation in the population always increases.

The lineage of pea plants produced round seeds for four generations. the plants that fertilized these pea plants also produced round seeds. however, in the fifth generation, the plant produced to two plants with wrinkled seeds. can that be possible?