What type of specialized stem do plants such as irises and grasses possess?

a. cladodes
b. bulbs
c. tubers
d. rhizomes
e. corms


ANSWER: d

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following diseases are you NOT likely to get from an arthropod vector?

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