On an island, there is a species of beetle without wings. A river formed in the middle of the island, separating the beetle population. One side of the river is a dense jungle, and the other is dry and barren. Predict what would happen to each part of the beetle population. Describe how this could increase the biodiversity of the ecosystem. Support your answer with at least two characteristics that may develop in the separated populations.

Match the examples to the correct level of organization. 1. system level roses, snakes, puppies 2. organism level roots, stamens, leaves 3. tissue level bone, cartilage, blood 4. organ level heart, veins, arteries

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.

Which of the following two events occur to create a sea breeze? select all that apply. warm air rises on the ocean and moves toward the land to cool warm air rises on land and moves toward the ocean to cool cool air moves from the ocean to be warmed by the land cool air moves from the land to be warmed by the ocean