In the 1930s, the red imported fire ant was accidentally introduced into the united states. this species is native to south america, but has thrived in the united states because of a lack of natural predators here. which of the following best explains how the red imported fire ant has affected native ant species in the u. s. that do have predators?

Why is it important to reduce the number of chromosomes in half when forming gametes for sexual reproduction?

According to this food web which of the following would be considered primary consumers

In sweet pea, gene c is responsible for color production and gene p is responsible for the purple color pigment. both of them are located on two different loci on different chromosomes. the flowers will be purple only when the plant has the genotypes as c_p_. no color will be produced with genotypes: ccpp, ccpp, ccpp, ccpp. thus, gene c controls the expression of gene p. what pattern of inheritance is exhibited here? a. pleiotropy b. epistasis c. multiple alleles