What process creates daughter cells with a mixture of paternal and maternal chromosomes?

A. asexual reproduction B. semi-conservative replication
C. random fertilization
D. independent assortment
E. mutation


D. independent assortment

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Larval salamanders tend to consume their insect prey whole. Thus, they are __________

a. bulk feeders b. filter feeders c. fluid feeders d. omnivores

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The longest segment of the gut is the____

a. cecum b. small intestine c. esophagus d. colon e. rectum

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After loading wood into a fireplace, you realize you have gotten a splinter in your finger.  Within a short period of time, your finger is painful, red, and swollen, and is warm to the touch.  This is an example of ________.

A. acquired immunity B. specific resistance         C. adaptive immunity D. nonspecific resistance

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