Cavener and Clegg (1981 ) demonstrated natural selection by observing the cumulative change in allele frequencies in populations of Drosophila melanogaster that were subjected to high levels of ________

A) mercury
B) carbon dioxide
C) alcohol
D) sugar
E) nitrous oxide


C

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Cows are able to survive on a diet consisting almost entirely of cellulose because

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Antibodies belong to a group of compounds called:

A. self-recognizing compounds B. virulent bases C. anti-steroids D. immunoglobulins

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The C4 pathway ____.

A. produces large amounts of carbohydrates B. is less efficient than the C3 pathway C. is the mechanism of photorespiration D. involves the activity of rubisco E. fixes carbon twice

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