BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
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In what ways the evolution in the video game “spore” is similar to and different from, the evolution of life on Earth.
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“Spore” is an evolution simulation game in which an individual moulds and guide their creatures across five stages of evolution. The five stages include, cell, creature, tribe, civilization and space. The game was developed in 2008 by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. It allows players to control the evolution of a species from a microscopic form to an intelligent social creature to interstellar explorer.
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BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
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Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 15.3 - Prob. 5MCCh. 15.3 - Prob. 6MCCh. 15.4 - Name and describe the three groups of contemporary...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 15.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 15.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 15.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 15.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 15 - Place the following events in Earths history in...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 15 - Photosynthetic cells affected early Earth by a....Ch. 15 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 15 - Why was the Mesozoic era extinction significant to...Ch. 15 - Primates share all of the following...Ch. 15 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 15 - DNA evidence suggests that modern humans a. share...Ch. 15 - Explain how the origin of self-replicating...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 15 - Review the structures of nucleic acids and...Ch. 15 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 15 - The amoeba Pelomyxa palustris is a single-celled...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 15 - List the major events of the Precambrian supereon...Ch. 15 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 15 - Distinguish among the terms primate, hominid,...Ch. 15 - Explain how opposable thumbs, large brains, and...Ch. 15 - Prob. 11WIOCh. 15 - Prob. 12WIOCh. 15 - Use the Internet to learn about National...Ch. 15 - In what ways has culture been an important factor...Ch. 15 - Compare todays changing culture to biological...Ch. 15 - Prob. 16WIOCh. 15 - Prob. 1PITCh. 15 - Refer to figure 15.31 and the chapter content to...Ch. 15 - Refer to figure 15.31 and the chapter content to...
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