You find a protist that has a single flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli. You correctly conclude that this

organism is a(n):
a. plasmodial slime mold.
b. cellular slime mold.
c. choanoflagellate.
d. foraminiferan.
e. alveolate.


b

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Which of the following is most directly associated

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As the population of a predator increases, the

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Fruit flies all look more or less alike. If you have a male and female fruit fly, how could you test the hypothesis that they're the same species?

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