An airborne chemical that is used to communicate with members of the same species is called a ____

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


pheromone

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In a certain population, 40 of every 1,000 births results in an individual that suffers from cystic

fibrosis. What is the allele frequency for the recessive allele that causes cystic fibrosis? a. 0.004 b. 0.02 c. 0.2 d. 0.4 e. 0.8

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Bacterial ____ cause systemic symptoms such as fever, whereas bacterial ____ cause more specific maladies

a. phages; prophages b. prophages; phages c. exotoxins; phages d. exotoxins; endotoxins e. endotoxins; exotoxins

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Massive _____ changes have occurred over time as a result of continental drift, leading in many cases to mass extinction of various species.

What will be an ideal response?

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