Assignment:
For this essay examination. answer the following questions in one to two short paragraphs each. Type your answers in a Word file. and name the file with your student ID number and the exam number.
1. Compare and contrast directional selection and disruptive selection. and provide an example of each.
2. Many pathogenic bacteria species are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Explain how such adaptations can develop through the process of natural selection. (Hint. Relate this example to the conditions that are necessary for natural selection to occur.)
3. How do biologists define life, and what were the origins of life?
4. Which traits are shared by all eukaryotic cells. and what are the three major lines of evidence that mitochondria arose from endosymbiosis with proteobacteria?
PLEASE NOTE: Its recommended that you use the course resources found within the Evolution and Diversity of Life lesson. Summarize or paraphrase the content in your own words, and provide a citation. If outside websites are used, also summarize the information in your own words, and provide APA style citations. The goal of the assignment is to verify your understanding of the content for this examination.
Citing Course Materials
Reference format Penn Foster. (2021). Section number and title of evolution sub-section. In J. Fladsell. & M. Cicco (Eds.), SC/ 120: Introduction to Biology (pp. xxx-xxx).
In text format- (Penn Foster. 2021, section number)
Note: The APA 7th Edition Manual does not provide instructions on how to cite course content. The above is just one recommended format to follow. We should be able to determine the information came from the course materials.