What causes the peaks in the prey population (i.e., what causes the prey population to stop increasing in size and start decreasing in size)?
a. Immigration of more predators.
b. Disease process occurs that kills off more prey than in previous years.
c. The prey is reproducing at a faster rate than predators.
d. The prey is reproducing at the exact same rate that predators are removing prey.
d
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How could you distinguish between a root hair versus a very small root?
A. Root hairs are white, while roots are brown. B. Root hairs are extensions of single cells, while roots are multicellular. C. Root hairs only absorb water, not nutrients like roots. D. Root hairs do not have a cuticle. E. The epidermis of a root hair is thinner than the epidermis of a root.
The ovary of a newborn girl houses about ________ primary oocytes.
A) 1,000 B) 10,000 C) 100,000 D) 1,000,000
Rarely, a chromosome’s structure becomes altered
when part of it undergoes __________, __________, __________, or __________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A karyotype shows chromosomes arranged by
a. color, width, and length. b. shape, size, and complexity. c. banding patterns, size, and shape. d. length, structure, and color. e. complexity, radius, and length.