In 1994, naturalists in Australia discovered a new genus and species of conifer, Wollemia nobilis, growing in a remote area not far from the city of Sydney. This was the first new conifer discovered since 1948. Wollemi pine (not really a pine) is in a family that had global distribution in the Crustaceous period. Scientists used a variety of different evidence to decide where this rare tree should be placed in the "Tree of Life." What evidence would be necessary to determine that this is in the phylum Coniferophyta?

List the advantages and disadavantages of the switch from persistent chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides (such as ddt) to nonpersistent organophosphate pesicides. have the benefits of the switch outweighed the disadvantages? explain.

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

The equation shows cellular respiration. during cellular respiration, glucose combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, water, and atp. what happens to the energy in the bonds in glucose? the energy is transferred to oxygen. the energy is transferred to carbon dioxide. the energy is transferred to water. the energy is transferred to atp.