Comparing the body structures of organisms to find evidence of a shared evolutionary history is called ________

A) outgrouping
B) relativistic physiology
C) comparative anatomy
D) analogous reconstruction


C

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Disease-causing infectious agents are known as ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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New alleles that appear by mutation

a. are inherently disadvantageous to their bearers. b. are seldom advantageous or disadvantageous in themselves. c. either have or lack survival value only in the context of their environment. d. are seldom advantageous or disadvantageous in themselves and either have or lack survival value only in the context of their environment. e. are inherently disadvantageous to their bearers and are seldom advantageous or disadvantageous in themselves.

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In the geological time scale, which of the following eras is miss-matched with the organisms?

A. Precambrian -- protists evolve B. Mesozoic -- appearance and spread of flowering plants C. Paleozoic -- forests of cycads D. Cenozoic -- humans

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Who developed a method using a series of dyes to view and differentiate groups of bacterial cells?

Louis Pasteur Hans Christian Gram Robert Koch John Snow

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