Which of the following does not describe a situation of asexual reproduction?
(a) A bacterium multiplying by simple cell division.
(b) Using a part of a plant to create a new independent plant.
(c) Using in vitro fertilization to combine a sperm and an egg to create an embryo.
(d) The parthenogenetic development of eggs produced by some species of lizards.
(c) Asexual reproduction gives rise to offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. The in vitro fertilization process requires gametes (sperm and egg), which when combined, will produce an offspring that is genetically distinct from either parent.
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A) ganglion cells B) amacrine cells C) bipolar cells D) horizontal cells E) rods and cones
The common garter snake is a predator of the rough-skinned newt. These newts produce a
potent neurotoxin that is concentrated in their skin, but garter snakes have evolved resistance to this toxin.
This is an example of __________.a. natural selection b. sexual selection c. coevolution d. natural selection and coevolution
Of the belemnites thought to be extinct, the Challenger Expedition discovered the living fossil genus:
a. Spirula. b. Latimeria. c. Neopilina. d. Calyptegena.
RNA is found in the ___ of the cell.
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