Whales are able to collapse their lungs which enables them to cope with compression and decompression

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


true

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How do bacteriophage influence bacterial evolution?

A) Bacteriophage cause cleavage and rearrangement of bacterial genomes, thus accelerating bacterial evolution. B) Bacteriophage lyse mutated bacterial cells, thus preventing them from replicating and passing on their genetic information. C) Bacteriophage transfer genetic information between bacterial cells through transduction, thus increasing the genetic diversity of bacterial populations. D) Bacteriophage decrease the size of bacterial populations and thus decreasing genetic diversity and slowing down bacterial evolution.

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What is the specific name for biochemical and structural changes caused to a cell by the viral replication cycle?

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Succession happens because species in the habitat alter that habitat in ways that assist other species. There are three dynamic concepts that are of critical importance for succession to take place. They are  

A.  establishment, facilitation, and inhibition. B.  symbiotic relationships, facilitation, and aposematic coloration. C.  establishment, coevolution, and competitive exclusion. D.  competition, climax communities, and tolerance. E.  competition, inhibition, and coevolution.

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