Check Your Understanding 1. Which of these abiotic factors would contribute
to a clumped dispersion pattern in an ecosystem?
Select all correct answers.
a. unlimited water
b. limited water
c. high temperatures
d. moderate temperatures
e. ample rainfall
f. limited rainfall

Answer
[] B
[]C
[]F

The majority of sulfur dioxide produced by industry comes from a. oil refineries. b. dry cleaners. c. chemical plants. d. coal-burning power plants.

Two male mice, which we will call male a and male b, are both phenotypically normal. male a was from a litter that contained half phenotypically normal mice and half dwarf mice. the mother of male a was known to be homozygous for the normal igf2 allele. male b was from a litter of eight mice that were all phenotypically normal. the parents of male b were a phenotypically normal male and a dwarf female. male a and male b were put into a cage with two female mice that we will call female a and female b. female a is a dwarf and female b is phenotypically normal. the parents of these two females were unknown, although it was known that they were from the same litter. the mice were allowed to mate with each other, and the following data were obtained: female a gave birth to three dwarf babies and four normal babies. female b gave birth to four normal babies and two dwarf babies. which male(s)mated with female a and female b? male a with both females male a with female b, and male b with female a male a with female a, and male b with female b could not be determined male b with both females

Svetlana and her mother are very similar. both have blonde hair, a love of scrapbooking, blue eyes, and a thin nose. which statement  most likely  describes svetlana’s traits? svetlana inherited her love of scrapbooking from her mother, but her blue eyes come from her environment.svetlana inherited her blue eyes from her mother, but her love of scrapbooking comes from her environment.svetlana inherited her thin nose from her mother, but her blonde hair comes from her environment.svetlana inherited her blonde hair from her mother, but her thin nose comes from her environment.