Choose a Community Research Topic and Propose a Study Using

question 13

Essay

Choose a community research topic and propose a study using one of the methodologies in Chapter 4.Be specific about questions or hypotheses you wish to study,sample,and procedure.

Apply the rules of nomenclature to correctly name species and understand the implications of naming conflicts.

Identify examples of convergent evolution and understand its significance in evolutionary biology.

Use phylogenetic trees to infer evolutionary relationships and to interpret evolutionary events such as homoplasy.

Explain the concept and application of molecular clocks in dating evolutionary divergences.

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Definitions:

Retail Inventory Method

The retail inventory method is an accounting technique used by retailers to estimate their inventory's ending balance/cost based on the relationship between the cost of merchandise and its retail price.