The ability of some organisms to alter their membrane lipid composition in response to changes in temperature is known as ________

Fill in the blank with correct word.


Answer: homeoviscous adaptation

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True or False

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A male fish that uses bright lights at the top of its tail fins to identify itself to females when breeding is a type of:

a. an anglerfish. b. a lanternfish. c. an opossum shrimp. d. a viperfish. e. a gulper eel.

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Serial repetition of segments is a defining characteristic of which worm phylum?

A. Roundworms B. Flatworms C. Segmentation is not a defining characteristic of any of the worm phyla. D. Annelids

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To protect future Rh+ fetuses, pregnant Rh- mothers are given RhoGam in order to destroy ____________________

fetal cells that enter the mother's blood. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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