Biology - April 2007

I've noticed in all my relationships, and in many others, when women hit a certain comfort level with their boyfriend and in their relationship, the mother in them starts to come out. Things like nagging, nitpicking, worrying about what we men would consider trivial things, etc.
I was wondering, why does this tend to happen? And I don't mean what are women thinking consciously while they do it, but what is going on unconsciously? Where did this tendency come from, psychologically or biologically speaking?

2007-04-26 22:17:09 · 3 answers · asked by JudasHero 5

Was there romance in the proverbial "caveman" days? If so, how has it changed and what was its (evolutionary/psychological) purpose? How has it changed? If not, where did it come from?

2007-04-26 21:39:55 · 4 answers · asked by JudasHero 5

Topic :-Vestigial organs not necessarily proof of evolution for Darwin


I would postulate that it is possible to have a vestigial organ [ananatomical structure in organisms in a species, thought to have lost its original function through evolution] without the process of evolution. Let me illustrate this idea using an analogy drawn from popular computer software.

Assuming, I have a reasonable amount of storage space on my computer hard disk, if I first create an unformatted document using Microsoft(MS) Word, and then a second MS Word document that I format very rigorously, I do so because I consider MS Word software to be the best option for my purposes, as opposed to using, say, the less sophisticated Notepad software, where little formatting of documentsis possible.

Now, if you argue that there is a vestigial structure to the first MSWord document (the capacity - in this case, unused - for formatting)and that this only became functional in the second document,ultimately concluding that the first document evolved from the second document, you would be incorrect, since I am the creator of both documents.

Similarly, I would argue that vestigial organs do not necessarily confirm evolution; they only point to what tools - improvable overtime - the creator used while making the species. This same principle is seen even in electronic gadgets today.

Most probably, such an explanation did not occur to Darwin given that, in his time, there were no common tools to carry out varied, complex,seemingly disconnected jobs. So he concluded that unless a creator planned to mislead us, vestigial organs should not have existed

It is tendency of creators of to make some useful common tools, which can be used to carry out multiple jobs (or to make machines). so by virtue of this comman tools (if tools get fitted into machines), vestigenesity will come up.


Vestigial organs can be classified in to verticle & tranverse ones

Verticle ones are like appendix which are inherited from ancestor to next species

Tranverse one are in which one sex has fuctional capacity & in opposite sex it is vestigineous

Example
Vertiginous Male breast can be better explained tools of intelligent design than Darwin evolution now look at male nipple which are functional in female. Male & female have come much before mammals, so presence of male nipple in mammals can be explained by theory of tools of intelligent design better than Darwin evolution.

2007-04-26 21:04:01 · 10 answers · asked by Dr Umesh Bilagi 2

and thei level of activity.

pls help...
for our biology research.

2007-04-26 20:59:04 · 3 answers · asked by Mark Anthon E 1

2007-04-26 18:53:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

just curious as to where my degree could take me...

2007-04-26 18:23:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm thinking that life is too easy now and a lot of people are able to survive and reproduce who would not have in paleolithic times.

2007-04-26 18:08:53 · 11 answers · asked by adsf 1

DNA, RNA, hemoglobin, or amino acids.

2007-04-26 18:05:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

the species are similar in appearance


species are genetically similar


species produce similar hemoglobin.


species have homologous structures.

2007-04-26 18:04:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

fossil produced by the effects of a mass extinction.


evidence of the coevolution of two species.


linkage between ancestral and present-day organisms.


the remains of those species that became extinct during cladogenesis

2007-04-26 18:03:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

if no or yes explain why

2007-04-26 17:51:17 · 7 answers · asked by Orange? 4

help...thanks in advanced

2007-04-26 17:32:13 · 0 answers · asked by jeweledinpink0625 2

changes in one species affect the evolution of another species.


one species drives another species to extinction.


two species evolve the same adaptation at the same time.


species stop changing and no longer evolve.

2007-04-26 17:30:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

a male organism with a recessive sex-linked trait usually produces no female offspring with the trait.

2007-04-26 17:30:10 · 1 answers · asked by gomorgango 3

oldest fossils are found above younger fossils.


distance between fossils can be used to calculate their exact ages.


older fossil is found below the younger fossil.


based on their strata, it's impossilbe to predict which fossil will be older.

2007-04-26 17:29:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Describe either parthenogenesis or cloning and compare the genomes of the offspring with those of the parents.

2007-04-26 17:19:50 · 3 answers · asked by Jennie 2

Several human disorders occur as a result of defects in the meiotic process. Identify ONE such chromosomal abnormality; what effects does it have on the phenotype of people with the disorder? Describe how this abnormality could result from a defect in meiosis.

2007-04-26 17:17:07 · 2 answers · asked by Jennie 2

If there was a way to upload information into our brains would you do it?

I know I would!!!

2007-04-26 16:52:38 · 2 answers · asked by ibid 3

As the giraffe population increased, leaves near the bottoms of trees became scarce.


The animals with longer necks could reach and eat higher leaves.


Giraffes lengthened their necks by stretching to reach higher leaves.


Giraffes that had longer necks were more successful.

2007-04-26 16:51:56 · 5 answers · asked by whatsinaname07 1

No organism has a better chance of surviving than any other organism.


Adaptations that help an organism in one environment may hurt it in another.


It's impossible to guess how an organisms' adaptations helped it survive.


Organisms manage to reproduce purely by chances.

2007-04-26 16:48:45 · 3 answers · asked by whatsinaname07 1

I am doing a timeline of cell theory and technologies

2007-04-26 16:47:44 · 1 answers · asked by **??** 2

2007-04-26 16:36:50 · 2 answers · asked by emilieeee 2

Wouldn't you want to increase the intelligence level of future humans?

2007-04-26 16:36:01 · 4 answers · asked by ibid 3

2007-04-26 16:35:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-26 16:33:01 · 4 answers · asked by emilieeee 2

Thank You for your answers in advance!!

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2007-04-26 16:31:25 · 2 answers · asked by isranirockstar 2

A given environment can only support so many individuals. What do you call the limit of organisms that can be supported in a given area?

2007-04-26 16:30:59 · 9 answers · asked by Rattiesrule 2

2007-04-26 16:25:35 · 11 answers · asked by Axel-F 1

i need help with one biology question that i got wrong. please help me because the test is tomorrow!!!

1) How does nitrogen-fixing bacteria benefit plants?

this is what my answer was: the plant provides the bacteria with a home airtight, swelling on its roots and supples them with carbohydrates.

please help me with this.

one more thing, my teacher likes the answers to be 2-3 sentences maximum, so if you can, please make it 1-3 sentences. THANK YOU!!

2007-04-26 16:20:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the Montreal Protocol?

A. A US law that helped protect our drinking water supplies by setting maximum contaminant levels.
B. An important piece of international legislation in which many countries agreed to reduce and eventually stop the production of ozone-depleting gases.
C. A law passed by several countries in order to reduce the production of sulfur dioxide and other acidic chemicals to stop acid rain.
D. An international law by which many nations have agreed to drastically cut their production of green house gases.
E. An international agreement to protect endangered species and prohibit deforestation in areas with high biodiversity.

2007-04-26 16:15:18 · 1 answers · asked by Rattiesrule 2