Explain the advantage that asexually reproducing animals have over those that reproduce sexually

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Animals that reproduce asexually do not require a mate and so can reproduce rapidly.

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Microtubules and microfilaments differ with respect to each of the following except

A) size. B) occurrence. C) associated motor proteins. D) a state of dynamic instability. E) subunits.

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The sex hormones of many animals are a specific type of lipid molecule known as

a. fatty acid. b. phospholipid. c. carotenoid. d. steroid. e. lipoprotein.

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When you draw back a bow and shoot an arrow, the arrow exhibits kinetic energy as it moves through the air. As you know, energy cannot be created or destroyed. Thus, trace the origin of the kinetic energy of the arrow as far back as you can

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In experiments with Caenorhabditis elegans, deleterious mutations accumulate at a slow but steady rate when the populations are grown in as benign an environment as possible, with optimal temperature and humidity, minimal crowding of individuals,

abundant food, and no predators or parasites. From what important evolutionary force do these conditions insulate C. elegans?

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