Question

1.) _______ are structures that evolve in one context but become co-opted for a different functions ?

Exaptations , vestigial organs , novel structures , adaptations

2.)This represents which limit of natural selection ?________

-natural selection can only act on existing variation

- adaptations are usually compromises

- natural selection interacts with chance and random changes in environment

- natural selection is limited by historical constraints

3.) protocells are beloved to represent the initial form of life because they exhibit which of the following living properties ? ( choose all that apply )

1.) metabolism

2.) reproduction

3.) growth

4.) photosynthesis

5.) multicellular

Answer 1

1) Exaptations are structures that evolve in one context but become co-opted for a different functions.

2) This represents which limit of natural selection?

A) natural selection can only act on existing variation

3) Protocells are beloved to represent the initial form of life because they exhibit which of the following living properties?

1.) metabolism

2.) reproduction

3.) growth