The ________ of water is the amount of heat that is required to raise the temperature of water one degree Celsius

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


specific heat

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E. coli, a protozoan that ranges from 15 to 25 µm in diameter, can contain up to eight nuclei in mature cysts. How would the karyosome expect to appear on a stained slide?

a. Small, usually compact b. Large, usually compact c. Small, irregularly shaped d. Large, not compact

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Members of the ____ lineage, known as leeches, are mostly freshwater parasites, are dorsoventrally flattened, and do

not have septa.

a. Hirudinea b. Polychaeta c. Monogenoidea d. Cestoda e. Oligochaeta

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Four of the five choices listed below are derived

from the same germ layer. Select the exception. a. kidney b. brain c. muscle d. respiratory system e. skeleton

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Some organisms are capable of asexual or sexual reproduction. Under normal conditions, reproduction tends to be asexual. Why does reproduction tend to switch to a sexual mode during more stressful conditions?

A. asexual reproduction requires more energy to conduct B. Sexual reproduction is simple and more rapid, allowing more offspring C. Sexual reproduction reduces stress, because it derives nutrients mutually from two individuals D. sexual reproduction produces offspring with new combinations of chromosomes, increasing diversity

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