In TOPIC 5, we began adding much more detail to our understanding of the "universal non-kin conflict of interest problem." Which of the following is the most accurate and complete picture of the causal foundation of this problem?

a. Animals inherently, consciously know they have conflicting interests with others because they are genetically different from other individual conspecifics.

b. Natural selection inevitably acts on animal populations to shape individuals to behave as if they have conflicting interests with non-kin conspecifics.

c. Animals inherently, consciously know they have conflicting interests because this behavior pattern was learned (for unknown reasons) in the ancient ancestor of all animals and culturally transmitted.

d. Natural selection inevitably acts on animal populations to shape individuals to behave as if they have conflicting interests with all conspecifics, including close kin.

Simulating adaptations in a species in this activity, you will discuss in detail the adaptations in a species of rain forest plants. you will build a simulation that explains the changes in the traits of the plant population over 10 years. you will also establish a scientific explanation to justify the changes in the traits of the population, * time to complete: 1-2 hours part a an organism's adaptations are specific to its native environment. an organism that lives in a coniferous forest will have different adaptations compared to an animal that lives in a tropical rain forest. the following graphs show the temperature and precipitation throughout the year for two different forests: a coniferous forest in canada, and a tropical rain forest in belize. evaluate the graphs, and then explain why plants from these two ecosystems will have different adaptations. in your answer, explain the survival challenges that plants face in these two environments.

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Which of the following is likely not involved in this example of ecological succession? a) the rotting remains of plants add to the fertility of the soil. b)the soil becomes so fertile that eel grass is replaced by other plant species. c) the roots from plants stabilize the sediment, keeping it in place. d) the concentration of salt becomes so high that all plant life is destroyed.