A major evolutionary innovation that freed reptiles from water for a life on land was the ______

Many indicators show that temperatures are increasing, and climate patterns are changing on a global scale.  What is NOT a likely result of these changes?

What feature is shared by members of both the phlyum Chordata and the phylum Echinodermata?

Recent extinctions of species can be attributed to several causes.  Which of the following is not considered a major cause of such extinctions?  

A classification method that uses shared traits of organisms such as the presence or absence of jaws, bones, lungs and limbs, as shown in the figure below, to predict phylogeny is called _____.    

An organism has the following characteristics:  low biotic potential(r), k-selected, iteroparous (reproduce more than once); heterotrophic; fed upon by top carnivores; large body size (> 2m, or 6.5ft, tall).  This organism most likely would also have

*______ is NOT a characteristic of ecdysozoans.

SA 3 – (10 points) Find the inverse of the matrix using any method of your choosing. Show all work and label the steps for full credit. This will be uploaded at the end of the exam. REWRITE the problem identifying which one it is.

When US Special Forces invaded Afghanistan, the Taliban engaged primarily in mobile warfare and started engaging in “social preparation” in anticipation of a drawn out conflict. Which of Mao’s stages of insurgency does this best represent? 

According to Haim et al. (2024), which of the following attitudes remained significantly WORSE in treatment villages compared to control villages at the end of the experiment (Endline Measurement), even after government services had resumed?(Select all that apply)