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1.3.2 quiz: the scientific process
question 8 of 10
2 points
in a controlled experiment, which group experiences the test?
a. experimental group
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b. measurements and observations
c instruments and equipment
suruments and equipment
o
o
d. control group
d. control group

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.

2. if someone had the list of traits you provided in question 1, do you think he or she would be able to find you in a group of 1000 people? why or why not? if not, what other information encoded in your genes might distinguish you from the others in the group? what are other traits that are encoded for by dna?

Which statements best describe monsoons? check all that apply. they force cool, moist air from oceans to rise. they are winds that blow in the opposite direction of a normal wind. they bring rain in the summer and drought in the winter they increase rainfall in south asia, africa, and australia. they influence precipitation as wind moves near a mountain.