what came first the chicken or the egg

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Answer 1

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The egg because without the egg the chicken would be non existed

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Answer 2

Eggs come from chickens and chickens come from eggs: that’s the basis of this ancient riddle. But eggs – which are just female sex cells – evolved more than a billion years ago, whereas chickens have been around for just 10,000 years. So the riddle is easily solved…or is it?

Taken at face value, there is no doubt that the egg came before the chicken. We tend to think of eggs as the shelled orbs laid by birds from which their chicks hatch – unless we eat them first. But all sexually reproducing species make eggs (the specialised female sex cells). That’s 99.99 per cent of all eukaryotic life – meaning organisms that have cells with a nucleus, so all animals and plants, and everything but the simplest life forms.

We don’t know for sure when sex evolved but it could have been as much as 2 billion years ago, and certainly more than 1 billion. Even the specialised sort of eggs laid by birds, with their tough outer membrane, evolved more than 300 million years ago.

As for chickens, they came into being much later. They are domesticated animals, so evolved as the result of humans purposefully selecting the least aggressive wild birds and letting them breed. This seems to have happened in several places independently, starting around 10,000 years ago.

The wild ancestor of chickens is generally agreed to be a tropical bird still living in the forests of Southeast Asia called the red junglefowl –  with other junglefowl species possibly adding to the genetic mix. From these origins, humans have carried chickens around the world over the past two millennia or more.

So, eggs dramatically predate chickens. But to be fair to the spirit of the riddle, we should also consider whether a chicken’s egg predates a chicken. As humans consistently chose the tamest red junglefowls and bred them together, the genetic makeup of the resulting birds will have shifted. At some stage during this domestication process the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) evolved into a new subspecies, Gallus gallus domesticus, AKA the chicken.

In practice, it is impossible to pinpoint the moment when this happened. But in theory, at some point two junglefowl bred and their offspring was genetically different enough from the species of its parents to be classified as a chicken. This chicken would have developed within a junglefowl egg and only produced the very first chicken’s egg on reaching maturity. Looked at this way, the chicken came first.


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Many of the problems of the Caucasus nations derive to when they were ruled by what nation?
A) Soviet Union

B) Russia

C) Germany

D) Japan

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Answer:

B) Russia Is correct

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which resolution
contained the threat of a boycott? Explain.

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Boycott is a time honored and frequently used form of economic pressure that can make companies rethink the wisdom of remaining in settlements that violate international law. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said, “If international courts and governments refuse to deal with this matter, we in the churches and in the rest of civil society really have no choice but to act in small ways and big ways.” Boycott is one of those ways we can make a difference.

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How Did Public Education Improve In The Mid-1800s?​

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Public school systems and teacher colleges were established; African Americans were admitted to some schools and colleges.

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Which is a characteristic of Hinduism?


a belief in only one god, expressed as a single spirit called brahman


a belief in many gods and more than one path to the truth


the belief that each person lives only one life on earth


the worship of only three gods: the Creator, the Preserver, and the Destroyer

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the worship of three Gods the creator, the preserver and the destroyer and the Hinduism and not only hinduism we all should also worship for their parents their mom and dad.

What was Churchill’s purpose?

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As prime minister (1940–45) during most of World War II, Winston Churchill rallied the British people and led the country from the brink of defeat to victory. He shaped Allied strategy in the war, and in the war's later stages he alerted the West to the expansionist threat of the Soviet Union.

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Churchill rallied the British people and led the country from the brink of defeat to victor

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who were considered the likely perpertators of the wall street bombing?
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"One Galleanist in particular, Italian anarchist Mario Buda (1884–1963), an associate of Sacco and Vanzetti and the owner of a car which led to the arrest of the latter for a separate robbery and murder, is alleged by some historians, including Paul Avrich, to be the man most likely to have planted the bomb. Avrich and other historians theorize that Buda acted in revenge for the arrest and indictment of Sacco and Vanzetti."

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opk

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Which European democracy held out in the face of the relentless German attacks during the early years of ww2

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Answer:

Britain hope this works

Which of the following was a consequence of the plague? *

a. more rent income for landlords
B. strengthening of the institution of serfdom
C. increase in the number of workers
D. higher wages for laborers

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D. higher wages for laborers I think

7. Below is an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Which colonial complaint about the King, included in the Declaration of Independence, does this amendment reflect?


Colonists were required to register for selective service in the British military.
Colonists were required to register for selective service in the British military.

Colonists were required to provide food and shelter for the British military.
Colonists were required to provide food and shelter for the British military.

Colonists were required to provide protection from the Native Americans.
Colonists were required to provide protection from the Native Americans.

Colonists were required to pay taxes on domestic and imported goods.

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Answer:

b.

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Explanation:

The excerpt below was written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in the decision of Schenck v. United States (1919).



The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shounting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.... The question in everycase is whether the words used are used in such curcumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that congress has a right to prevent.

Which conduct did the U.S Supreme Court determine was a “clear and present danger” in this case?


demonstrations in which protestors burned American flags


newspaper articles criticizing U.S. entry into the war


the presence of Japanese Americans on the West Coast


the mailing of pamphlets advising young men to resist the draft

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Answer: The mailing of pamphlets advising young men to resist the draft

Explanation:

As much as every American is entitled to freedom of speech by the First Commandment, according to the case of Schenck v. United States (1919), that does not apply when the words spoken created a clear and present danger.

This is what the defendants in the case had done when they mailed pamphlets to young men urging them to resist a draft into the U.S. army even though the Americans were now at war with Germany in the first World War.

which is not true about the 1850 fugitive slave law?
A.runaway slaves had to go to canada to be free
B.It striped any runaway slaves of any legal rights
C.It allowed popular sovereignty in western states
D.people who helped runaway slaves faced steep fines

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Answer: C

Explanation: the Nebraska act allowed popular sovereignty.

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The right of a state to void, or not to follow a federal law
А
Nullification
B
Alexander Stephens
с
Abraham Lincoln
D
Missouri Compromise
E
States' Rights
F
Compromise of 1850
G
Tariff

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Answer: A

Nullification, in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal laws which that state has deemed unconstitutional with respect to the United States Constitution (as opposed to the state's own constitution).

why claudette colvin's actions remain little known today​

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Answer:

Explanation:

The author feels that the activists of that time didn't feel like a teenager would be a good icon for a movement. So, Claudette Colvin's action still remain little known today.


On March 2, 1955, Colvin was riding home on a city bus after school when a bus driver told her to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused, saying, "It's my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it's my constitutional right." Colvin felt compelled to stand her ground.

After her refusal to give up her seat, Colvin was arrested on several charges, including violating the city's segregation laws.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People briefly considered using Colvin's case to challenge the segregation laws, but they decided against it because of her age. She also had become pregnant and they thought an unwed mother would attract too much negative attention in a public legal battle.

Colvin opposed the segregation law by declaring herself not guilty. The court, however, ruled against her and put her on probation. Despite the light sentence, Colvin could not escape the court of public opinion. The once-quiet student was branded a troublemaker by some, and she had to drop out of college. Her reputation also made it impossible for her to find a job.

Plaintiff in 'Browder v. Gayle'

Despite her personal challenges, Colvin became one of the four plaintiffs in the Browder v. Gayle case, along with Aurelia S. Browder, Susie McDonald and Mary Louise Smith (Jeanatta Reese, who was initially named a plaintiff in the case, withdrew early on due to outside pressure). The decision in the 1956 case, which had been filed by Fred Gray and Charles D. Langford on behalf of the aforementioned African American women, ruled that Montgomery's segregated bus system was unconstitutional.

Two years later, Colvin moved to New York City, where she had her second son, Randy, and worked as a nurse's aide at a Manhattan nursing home. She retired in 2004.

While her role in the fight to end segregation in Montgomery may not be widely recognized, Colvin helped advance civil rights efforts in the city. "Claudette gave all of us moral courage. If she had not done what she did, I am not sure that we would have been able to mount the support for Mrs. Parks," her former attorney, Fred Gray, told Newsweek.


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Do you think Napoléon was a great leader? Explain

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

He brought together most of europe even if he was a dictator he did unite europe by allowing religion and giving people more rights

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yes

Explanation:

Napoleon was known because for his bravery and because he was an outstanding military strategist. he managed to conquer a part of Europe and was the emperor of France twice. not only that but he was also charismatic

Did D-Day ultimately end German ambitions in Europe?
O Yes, German leaders surrendered shortly after the D-Day invasion.
O No, the Germans continued fighting and attempted offensive measures.
Yes, D-Day weakened German forces, who abandoned the military en masse.
O No, the Germans had a steady supply of young soldiers to continue the fight.

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The D-Day did not ultimately end German ambitions in Europe.  So the correct answer is Option B. No, the Germans continued fighting and attempted offensive measures.

What was the D-Day?

The D-Day marked the Allied invasion of western Europe on June 6, 1944.  On that day, U.S., British, and Canadian forces landed on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France.

However, the German leaders did not surrender.  The German forces were not weakened.

Thus, Option B is correct because the German ambitions in Europe were not ended on D-Day.

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the hiding place what was the only last name in the underground?

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Answer: Smit

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Which idea did Hoke Smith spread in the Atlanta Journal?
O He said that African Americans are inferior to whites.
O He argued against discrimination of African Americans.
O He said that African Americans need patience to get rights.
O He supported African Americans' right to vote.

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Answer: A/He said that African Americans are inferior to whites.

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Answer:

A

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WHAT EFFECT DID THE MOUNTAINS HAVE ON THE GREEKS? HOW DID IT IMPACT THE WAY THEY LIVED?

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Answer:

There was a limit on population

Explanation:

The agriculture was so low because of the type of soil there was and it made the Greeks travel to other colonies that possessed arable land. The mountains separated little communities from others so it made it hard to have just one government since the mountains made the rest of the population divided and isolated from each other. This is why there was two governments for the people divided by one side of the mountains and another for the other side of the mountain. Greece was not really unified when it came to governments because of mountains.

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In which ways were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman similar? Select two options.

Both men were presidents during World War II.

Both men represented the US at the Yalta Conference.

Both men represented the US at the Potsdam Conference.

Both men met with Allied leaders to plan for the end of the war.

Both men issued declarations demanding Japan’s unconditional surrender.

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The answers are options 3 and 4
both men were presidents during world war II
both men met with Allied leaders to plan for the end of the war
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Why were the Anti-Federalists so powerful during the Constitution ratification process?

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The Anti Federalists needed 5 state votes to vote no, while the Federalists needed 9 states to vote yes, 9 of 13 had to approve. Northern states approved, Southern states were divided and were unhappy with the 3/5 comprise. Virginia and New York demanded a Bill of Rights before ratifying it.

Explanation:

The Anti-Federalists feared the national government would hold too much power and that citizens rights would be in danger. They felt the nation did not need a standing army and that the Constitution would not protect individual rights. They wanted a Bill of Rights.


Who started the WAY of Confucianism?

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Answer:

Kong Fuzi

Explanation:

Answer:

Master Kong.

Confucianism was developed in China by Master Kong in 551-479 BC.

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Alexius Comnenus was a powerful Byzantine ruler who sought to win back Anatolia from Turkish forces. His request for assistance from western European forces was one of the causes for which of these?
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Answer:

He requested forces but was not prepared for what he would get

Explanation:

he got a whole crusade to help him

What change in the government was emphasized when "we the people of the United States" replaced the listing of the individual states in the preamble?

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Answer:

It creates a people as a Federation by replacing the Confederation

Explanation:

The change in the government that was emphasized when "we the people of the United States" replaced the listing of the individual states in the preamble is that "It creates a people as a Federation by replacing the Confederation"

The phrase is the beginning words in the preamble of the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution served as a replacement to the United States Article of Confederation.

And the phrase "We the people of the United States" was used to creates a people as a nation joined together through federalism, rather than Confederation.

How many died in the banana massacre


Over 2000

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Answer:over 200

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Answer:

between 47 and 2,000

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What specific event during Jefferson’s presidency led to an outcry for war with Britain?

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Answer:

The British warship Leopard fired on the US ship Chesapeake which killed 3 Americans

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(T or F) As the story continues, we see two Negro children – Martha and Percy – and the third child is Helen who is six and a half years old.

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Answer:

True I believe

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True. Good luck. Have a good day

Prussia a major role in the unification of Germany how does this source show you the dominance and power of Prussia? please use the source and your own knowledge to answer this question.

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Answer:

A

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The Lone Star Republic (1836-1845)


Relations with Native Americans

Many problems plagued the Republic of Texas. As more and more people settled in Texas, the Cherokees, Comanches, and other Native American groups resented the newcomers. The ________ ________________ attempted to control unrest on the frontier, but tensions continued. After Lamar became ________________ of the Republic, he ordered the removal of the Cherokees from Texas. On July 16, 1839, the Texas army attacked the Cherokees near the Neches River. Nearly 100 Cherokees were killed including their leader, Chief Bowles. The army _______________ Cherokee villages and farms. The surviving Cherokees were forced from their land and moved across the _______ River, out of Texas.

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Answer:

1. Native Americans

2. President

3. Cheyenne

4. Arkansas

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The Spanish-American War was one of the most successful in US history. Following the War the United States took control of all of the following
territories EXCEPT.
Your answer:
O Philippines
O Puerto Rico
O Guam
O Cuba

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Answer:

Puerto Rico

Explanation:

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What contributed to advancements in the field of anatomy during the Renaissance?

the study of Greek architecture
the creation of the printing press
the study of Muslim medical texts
the standardization of math symbols

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Answer:

C.

Explanation:

the study of Muslim medical texts.

Answer:

C the study of Muslim medical texts

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