The hawaiian silversword originated from a species of tarweed, which is a plant native to present-day california. this plant colonized the hawaiian islands approximately 5 million years ago, and currently consists of 30 species that are monophyletic, rapidly speciated, and have diversified ecologically into many different niches. this type of colonization is referred to as a/an
a) adaptive radiation
b) convergent evolution
c) polytomy
d) synapomorphy

Blood has traveled from the heart to the toes. which describes the next step of the circulation process?

You see a white marker with an orange circle and black lettering. what does this marker tell you

The lake of the ozarks is a human-made lake, so it collects runoff from coal strip-mining, fertilizers, resort wastewaters, and septic drainages. the average lake temperature is between 10∘c and 21∘c. consider the physical requirements for growth and multiplication that would allow fecal coliforms to “blossom” in the lake of the ozarks. which of the following would accurately describe these organisms? check all that apply. psychrophiles facultative halophiles extremophiles mesophiles hyperthermophiles