Some protozoans have special organelles called contractile vacuoles that continually eliminate excess water from the cell. The presence of these organelles tells you that the environment ________

A) is isotonic to the protozoan
B) is hypotonic to the protozoan
C) is hypertonic to the protozoan
D) contains a higher concentration of solutes than the protozoan


B

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If the gene pools of allopatric populations did not differentiate much during geographical separation, then upon

reestablishing contact, the populations may interbreed and merge into one. This phenomenon is called ____.

a. species clustering b. divergence c. hybridization d. species fusion

e. convergence

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The role of CAP in the lac operon is:

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