The term used to describe bacteria that are shaped like curved rods is ________.

A. coccus
B. bacillus
C. vibrio
D. coccobacillus


Answer: C

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Cichlid fish from Lake Apoyeque, Nicaragua, have begun to develop distinct morphologies that allow them to eat different foods within the same lake. If these fish never fully speciate but continue to produce fit hybrids over a long period of time, what will be the result?


a. reinforcement
b. fusion
c. stability
d. inviability

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