Biology TEKS Correlations
(7) Science concepts. The student knows the theory of biological evolution. The
student is expected to:
(B)illustrate the results of natural selection in speciation, diversity, phylogeny, adaptation, behavior, and extinction.
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In the study of immunology, it has been discovered that each person has a unique immune system, even
identical twins. This would be considered an adaptive advantage because it —
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Most vertebrates have two or more types of cone cells to sense color in abundant light. They have a single
type of rod cell to sense black and white in low-level light. Many lizards lack rod cells yet are mostly active
at night. The most likely explanation for this adaptation is that lizards —
A.
B.
C.
D.
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allows for the production of many different types of antibiotics and vaccines
encourages the rapid mutations of bacteria and viruses
inhibits the creation of vaccinations for viral infections
increases the probability that some members of a species will survive a threat
are active only at night
prey on light colored insects
originally were daytime creatures
live in tropical areas
The North American gray wolf is a placental mammal and the Tasmanian wolf was a marsupial. Despite
being on different continents, they looked and behaved similarly. The most likely reason these two species
occupy a similar niche is that they —
A.
B.
C.
D.
experienced the same type of selection pressure
are both carnivores
were exposed to similar diseases and parasites
are genetically identical
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