Why do ferns only thrive in moist environments?

198 Chapter 22 What will be an ideal response?


To reproduce, the flagellated sperm must swim to the egg. Thus fern reproduction is dependent on a
moist environment.

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When someone has cataracts, they may be able to have a surgical replacement of their cloudy lens with an artificial lens. The artificial lens implant will be clear, but it is also fixed in shape. Based on your knowledge of vision, would it usually be necessary to get a new prescription for their glasses following this surgery?

A. Yes, the artificial lens will be fixed, so it cannot give distance vision one moment and near vision the next. B. No, they would no longer need glasses after lens replacement surgery because a new lens would not need correction.

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By definition, for osmosis to occur, the membrane separating two compartments must be permeable to the dissolved solute

a. True b. False

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The first known member of the genus Homo is ____

a. H. erectus b. H. sapiens c. H. neanderthalensis d. H. habilis e. H. floresiensis

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The following is a list of structures in the eye through which light passes. Which one of the following answers best describes the order in which light passes through or hits each structure? 1. lens 2. pupil 3. cornea 4. aqueous humor 5

retina A) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3 B) 3, 4, 2, 1, 5 C) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5 D) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 E) 3, 4, 5, 2, 1

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