The metabolic breakdown of specialized brown fat depots in certain animals is substantially increased during _____
A) acclimatization
B) torpor
C) evaporative cooling
D) nonshivering thermogenesis
E) shivering thermogenesis
Answer: D
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Natural selection acts only on traits that are _____.
A. advantageous in a certain environment B. disadvantageous C. advantageous D. heritable
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A. Entamoeba histolytica B. Giardia intestinalis C. Gonyaulax D. Naegleria fowleri E. Toxoplasma gondii
Which of the following statements best describes the life cycles of streptophyte algae and plants?
A. The haploid generation of streptophyte algae is multicellular, whereas the diploid generation of plants is unicellular. B. The haploid and diploid generations of both steptophyte algae and plants are unicellular. C. The diploid generation of streptophyte algae is multicellular, whereas the diploid generation of plants is unicellular. D. The haploid and diploid generations of both streptophyte algae and plants are multicellular. E. The diploid generation of streptophyte algae is unicellular, whereas the diploid generation of plants is multicellular.