The process by which parents produce offspring is called ____

a. feeding
b. homeostasis
c. compensation
d. artificial selection
e. reproduction


e

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A. the inability to interbreed because of morphological differences. B. the difference in bone structure and skin color of the organisms. C. DNA sequences of particular genes. D. the habitat of the organisms. E. both the DNA sequences of particular genes and the inability to produce viable offspring.

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A.  pleural cavities B.  trachea C.  rib cage D.  bronchi E.  larynx

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A) the placement of Echinodermata and Chordata together in a clade of deuterostomes B) the status of sponges as the first group to diverge from the other animals C) the grouping of nematodes and arthropods into a clade called the Ecdysozoa D) the grouping of all bilaterally symmetric animals within a single clade

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