An example of natural selection is the tail of a male peacock. the females of the species choose mates based on the colors of the males’ tail feathers. if females begin using different criteria than feather color when they choose mates, what would most likely happen to the tails of peacocks over time?

Recent research by marine biologists suggests that bottlenose dolphins have names for themselves. scientists played sounds they had identified as the names of particular dolphins, putting them through a synthesizer so that they did not sound like the voices of particular dolphins. the researchers found that dolphins would respond to the names of other dolphins that they were related to or associated with, but they ignored the names of strangers. this discovery suggests a much greater degree of self-awareness in aquatic mammals than was previously suspected. if this research holds up, what does it suggest about dolphins?

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?

What is point source pollution of an aquatic ecosystem? a) pollution of freshwater sources b) pollution from many sources that combine into one c) pollution that occurs over a wide area; water that runs off from fields, parking lots, and other land surfaces d) pollution that can easily be identified with a single discharge source, such as an open pipe which drains into a body of water