Four of the following ideas are consistent with Darwinian evolution. Which one is the exception?

a. Individuals in a population are genetically variable.
b. A struggle for existence exists among individuals of a population.
c. Traits acquired during an individual's life are passed on to its offspring.
d. A population is capable of producing more offspring than the environment can support.
e. Individuals that are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.


c

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a. Free H+ binds to hemoglobin. b. Plasma HCO3? enters erythrocytes.

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Pheromones

a. are social signals. b. are detected by the vomeronasal organ in reptiles and most mammals. c. may serve as sex attractants. d. are not detected or responded to by humans. e. include all EXCEPT “are not detected or responded to by humans.”

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Which of these are primary lymphatic organs (organs in which blood cells are produced or mature)?

A) lymph nodes B) tonsils C) RED BONE MARROW D) THYMUS GLAND E) spleen

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What kinds of cancers might eventually be treated with RNAi, which you learned about in Chapter 18?

What will be an ideal response?

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