What term refers to the average rate at which organisms produce offspring?:
a. doubling time
b. natality
c. emigration
d. stasis
e. survivorship
b
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A. true B. false
The type of epithelial tissue you would expect to find lining the upper respiratory tract is:
a. pseudostratified columnar epithelium. b. simple squamous epithelium. c. ciliated columnar epithelium. d. stratified squamous epithelium. e. ciliated squamous epithelium.
Which infectious disease is transmitted vertically?
A. Human rhinoviruses, a cold, from someone sneezing in your face B. Gonorrhea, a disease transmitted between sexual partners C. Zika, spread by mosquitoes D. Mesothelioma, lung cancer caused by asbestos E. HIV, spread from mother to child during gestation or breast feeding
If a 2200 kg whale were to die, how much of it would be consumed before it reaches the organisms that live at the deep sea bottom?
A. 2178 kg B. 420 kg C. 1200 kg D. 22 kg E. 220 kg