Local topography and sea surface temperature contribute to differences in climate between various localities.

Up until 1938, paleontologists accepted the idea that coelacanths (an ancient fish) went extinct at the time that they last appear in the fossil record, about 80 million years ago. but in 1938, a live coelacanth was discovered off the coast of south africa that was compared to the fossil record and found to be the same species what goal of science does this discovery represent

In many humans, exposing the skin to sunlight over prolonged periods of time results in the production of more pigment by the skin cells (tanning). this change in skin color provides evidence that -

The frequency of alleles in a population that is in hardy weinberg equilibrium? a . changes in each successive generation b. is less important than the frequency genotypes c. shows evidence of the process of natural selection d. remains the same over several generations