Genetic evidence suggests that insects have evolved from crustaceans. What is a reason that insects

are so much smaller than crustaceans? What will be an ideal response?


While the twists and turns of evolution probably make fate part of the answer, the exoskeleton
provides some explanation as well. In the water, crustaceans would experience buoyancy, allowing
them to grow large and still move their exoskeleton-encased body. On the land insects would feel the
full weight of the exoskeleton and therefore be obligated to stay small.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Zooplankton are heterotrophs. 2. Biomass is always highest at the lower trophic levels. 3. Most of the Earth's phosphorus is trapped in sedimentary rocks. 4. Assimilation is the process by which inorganic substances are incorporated into organic molecules.

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Which fish were thought to be extinct, but were actually found in living populations?

A. Ostracoderms B. Acanthodii C. Placodermi D. Acanthostega E. Coelacanth

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The proportion of the total air pressure that is exerted by an individual gas in a gas mixture is referred to as the

A. partial pressure of that gas. B. gas-specific gravity of that gas. C. total pressure of that gas. D. incomplete pressure of that gas. E. barometry of that gas.

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________ competition results when individuals of one species inhibit individuals of another by using up a shared resource

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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