Applying human feelings and emotions to animals is 

A. anthropomorphism.
B. ethology.
C. sociobiology.
D. redirected aggression.


A. anthropomorphism.

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embryo.

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Venus flytraps live in low pH soils that have poor nutrition. They have adapted specialized leaves and nectars to attract and trap their food of choice. Which of the following describes Venus flytraps?

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When a new food product is being analyzed for nutritional content, the food will be subjected to hydrolysis in the lab. The end products are analyzed to determine, for example, fat and sugar content. Suppose a lab is analyzing a new product that claims

to be fat free. After the hydrolysis of the product is complete, the examiners find glucose, glycerol, fatty acids, and amino acids. Is this product free of fat? Justify your answer. What will be an ideal response?

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Researchers studying variations in oldfield mouse coat color found that the light coat color of many beach populations was due to:

a. a mutation in the Mc1R protein that reduces the ability of ?-MSH to bind. b. a mutation in the regulatory region of the Agouti gene increases ASP expression. c. a reduction in eumelanin production. d. All of the above.

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