MrAnd MrsDarling Are in the Process of Adopting Two Children

question 13

Multiple Choice

Mr.and Mrs.Darling are in the process of adopting two children.Their adjusted gross income for 2011 is $135,000. During 2011,their adoption of a baby girl from Florida became finalized.They paid adoption expenses of $5,000 during 2010 and $7,000 during 2011.
The Darlings also paid $2,500 during 2010 and $4,000 during 2011 for the adoption of a boy from South Carolina.This adoption is not finalized until 2012.
On their 2011 tax return,how much may the Darlings take as an adoption credit?

• A)$7,500
• B)$13,360
• C)$14,500
• D)$20,500

Recognize the evolutionary explanations for specialized behaviors, such as egg guarding in treehoppers.

Understand the evolution of parental care strategies and the conditions under which male parental care is more likely to evolve.

Identify the benefits and pitfalls of nonrelative offspring adoption in colonial nesting species.

Understand the concept of monogamy in animal species and the hypotheses explaining its evolution.

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Definitions:

Antibodies

Proteins produced by the immune system that recognize and bind to specific antigens, such as bacteria or viruses, to neutralize or destroy them.

B Cells

A type of white blood cell that plays a key role in the immune response by producing antibodies to neutralize pathogens.

Red Blood Cell

A cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

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