A decline in the production of melatonin, which is secreted by the _____, begins at puberty

a. pineal gland
b. thymus
c. adrenal gland
d. gonads


a

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Examples of convergent evolution of bryophytes and vascular plants include:

A. mosses that attract insects that then transport their spores. B. the sporophyte generation being dependent on the gametophyte generation. C. bryophytes living in habitats where roots do not confer an advantage. D. mosses that are able to dry out and rehydrate functional photosynthetic tissues. E. the evolution of lignified vascular tissue in some bryophytes.

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Based on figure 16.15, which of the following best explains why toxic shock syndrome peaked in the early 1980s?

a. Some strains of S. aureus developed resistance to methicillin. b. The drug methicillin was invented in the 1980s c. A single strain of S. aureus was responsible for the toxic shock syndrome, and women could not develop immunity to this strain d. Some strains of S. aureus were able to adapt to the new environment produced by ultra-high-absorbency tampons

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Chytrids reproduce by swimming ________, which sets this group apart from other fungi

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following settings constitutes an interpolation?

A. Using past sales, and price information to make a forecast for next year's sales growth. B. Using a randomized control trial to estimate the causal effect of the use of a cancer treatment on health outcomes. C. Using 2014 and 2016 data on GDP to estimate GDP in the third quarter of 2015, which is missing. D. Using past sales, and price information to estimate last year's price elasticity of demand.

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