How has flight been at least partly responsible for the success of the insects? Because of flight,

What will be an ideal response?


insects were able to exploit a variety of opportunities (niches) that were previously unexploited by other animals. Flight increased their mobility and allowed them to occupy habitats and forage at great heights above the substrate.

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Which one of following statements explains why genome annotation is an ongoing, dynamic process in need of continued updating?

A. Our understanding of macromolecules in the genome is always improving. B. The functions and interactions of macromolecules are never the same. C. Sequences change daily because mutation rates are extremely high. D. Certain structures like hairpins are not predictable using older annotation techniques. E. All of the answer options are correct.

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Some invertebrates can move gases across

their cell's membrane by ___ through interstitial fluid

a. active transport b. facilitated diffusion c. bulk transport d. simple diffusion e. osmosis

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Which of the following does NOT occur in

prophase I of meiosis? a. cytokinesis b. pairing of homologues c. formation of a bipolar spindle d. crossing over e. condensation of chromosomes

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This field is a collection of techniques that result in the ability to directly manipulate the genetic information of an organism. 

A. proteonomics. B. genomics. C. genetics. D. biotechnology.

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