In this article, three characteristics of male big horn sheep were identified. Which row below identifies the term and its definition that best describes the differences between these two rams? The statement above is best completed by the answers in row: Row Table Definition a structure, behaviour, or physiological process that helps an organism survive and reproduce adaptation mutation a permanent change in a cell's DNA biological species population of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring a visible or invisible difference between one individual and other members of the population variation

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Bighorn Sheep
Bighorn sheep are named for their most notable characteristic, the massive headgear
worn by the males of the species. Though both sexes have horns, it is the male (ram)
that grows the large spiral or curl that is normally associated with bighorn sheep. The
horns are permanent and consist of a sheath of keratin covering a bony core. Horns
grow throughout life and reach maximum size at 8 to 10 years of age.
"The largest big-horn of which I have ever been able to get authentic record was one
killed in Montana by a ranch friend of mine, and carefully weighed and measured at
the time. At the shoulder he stood just 1.1 metres; he weighed very nearly 181
kilograms and his single unbroken horn was in girth 48 centimetres, and in length
along the curve 107 centimetres. But such a ram is a giant. The largest I have myself
shot I had no means of weighing: it was just after the rutting season, and he was as
gaunt as a greyhound. At the shoulder he stood 1.04 metres; and his horns, which
were thick for their length, were in girth 41.9 centimetres, and in length 76.2
centimetres."
Ranch Life and The Hunting Trail, Theodore Roosevelt, 1896
In this article, three characteristics of male big horn sheep were identified. Which
row below identifies the term and its definition that best describes the differences
between these two rams?
The statement above is best completed by the answers in row:
Row
Table
Definition
a structure, behaviour, or physiological process that helps
an organism survive and reproduce
adaptation
mutation
a permanent change in a cell's DNA
biological
species
population of organisms capable of interbreeding and
producing fertile offspring
a visible or invisible difference between one individual
and other members of the population
variation
Transcribed Image Text:Bighorn Sheep Bighorn sheep are named for their most notable characteristic, the massive headgear worn by the males of the species. Though both sexes have horns, it is the male (ram) that grows the large spiral or curl that is normally associated with bighorn sheep. The horns are permanent and consist of a sheath of keratin covering a bony core. Horns grow throughout life and reach maximum size at 8 to 10 years of age. "The largest big-horn of which I have ever been able to get authentic record was one killed in Montana by a ranch friend of mine, and carefully weighed and measured at the time. At the shoulder he stood just 1.1 metres; he weighed very nearly 181 kilograms and his single unbroken horn was in girth 48 centimetres, and in length along the curve 107 centimetres. But such a ram is a giant. The largest I have myself shot I had no means of weighing: it was just after the rutting season, and he was as gaunt as a greyhound. At the shoulder he stood 1.04 metres; and his horns, which were thick for their length, were in girth 41.9 centimetres, and in length 76.2 centimetres." Ranch Life and The Hunting Trail, Theodore Roosevelt, 1896 In this article, three characteristics of male big horn sheep were identified. Which row below identifies the term and its definition that best describes the differences between these two rams? The statement above is best completed by the answers in row: Row Table Definition a structure, behaviour, or physiological process that helps an organism survive and reproduce adaptation mutation a permanent change in a cell's DNA biological species population of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring a visible or invisible difference between one individual and other members of the population variation
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