Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1.Male Australian redback spiders present themselves to be eaten by their mates.
2.Consumption of male redback spiders by females keeps numbers of males in check and is an example of homeostasis.
3.Male Australian redback spiders are much larger than the females.
4.Hepatitis B can be transmitted through sexual contact.
5.Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease which is a major cause of female infertility.
1.TRUE
2.FALSE
3.FALSE
4.TRUE
5.TRUE
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