In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the term given to the theory which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that lead to an adult?

A) sequential pattern formation
B) transduction
C) preformation
D) equational transformation
E) epigenesis


E

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Rapid communication throughout the body is accomplished through:

a. neurons b. blood c. hormones d. muscles e. neuroglia

Biology & Microbiology

The first cell of a new individual is the ____

a. blastula b. gastrula c. embryo d. zygote e. gamete

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following processes act to "tighten" the nutrient spiraling in streams?

A) faster flow B) shredder invertebrates C) collector invertebrates D) higher stream gradient

Biology & Microbiology

Rodents and lagomorphs have evolved an efficient method of digesting cellulose that involves

A. production of vitamin K. B. a special structure called a rumen. C. coprophagy. D. an abundance of stomach microorganisms.

Biology & Microbiology