Why is the thyroid gland part of the human endocrine system? A. It is located in the neck near the parathryoid glands. B. It releases hormones that control internal body functions. C. It produces thyroxine and calcitonin. D. It consists of two lobes, one on each side of the windpipe.

Which of the following examples can cause gene flow between populations? a.an increase in predators to a population of zebra b.a volcanic eruption that kills half of a population of mice c.bird droppings that contain seeds from a different location d.a person that sprays a toxin on a group of mosquitoes

Amale bird-of-paradise uses a dance to attract mates in which it flaps its tail feathers on the ground and jumps around a potential female mate. a different male bird-of-paradise does a similar dance but it jumps around the female in the opposite direction. the female bird is only attracted to one style of dance, in one direction. this is an example of speciation.

Punnett squares are used to show possible combinations of alleles or to predict the probability of a trait occurring in offspring. an incomplete dominance cross is performed between a bird that is homozygous for red feathers and a bird that is homozygous for blue feathers. purple offspring result. then, two of the purple offspring are crossed. according to the punnett square for this cross, how many of the offspring from the second cross will have a feather color that results from incomplete dominance? 1 in 4 2 in 4 3 in 4 4 in 4