Tangibility

19 pts ยท November 12, 2012


Polarized film only allows light of a certain orientation to pass through. Rotating the film shows "different parts of the same picture".

7 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

The aseptic technique my lab taught was to keep a Bunsen burner lit near by and flame your instruments and test tubes between samples.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Day 1 of lab told me not to not wear gloves. If it's a BSL-1 lab, proper sanitation is followed, and non-essentials are away, it's safe.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Powerless to male reproduction strategies is too harmful for females, so having a countermeasure is the phenotype that is most advantageous.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Expending 100% of your energy reproducing, you wouldn't live long, and using 0% wouldn't be inherited, so you need an intermediate.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

In this case, male ducks have an advantage that harms female ducks. Female ducks that are successful are able to counter this harmful trait.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This is because females expend a ton of energy in reproduction, and too much reproduction can be harmful if males don't assist in some way.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Sexual Conflict - Evolutionary arms race when males develop a fitness advantage that harms female reproductive fitness.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0