The K in the term K-strategist refers to
A) intrinsic rate of growth.
B) kill rate.
C) fecundity.
D) carrying capacity.
D
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Surgical removal of the pancreas would
A. increase the acidity of the small intestine. B. prevent the production of chyme in the stomach. C. eliminate the ability to store bile in the gallbladder. D. block the secretion of bile. E. All of these changes would be a result of pancreas removal.
Parthengogensis is when what happens?
What will be an ideal response?
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A. periodic spore dormancy and activation. B. organisms that survive and propagate after spirochete-induced fever C. the sequential appearance of new antibiotic resistant variants. D. successive appearance of antigenic variants. E. periodic hormonal fluctuations in the host.