Biological Science (7th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
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PROCESS OF SCIENCE A species of rotifer, a small freshwater invertebrate, abandoned sexual reproduction millions of years ago. A remarkable feature of the rotifer's life cycle is its ability to withstand extreme drying. When the rotifer's watery environment dries out, so does the rotifer, and it can be blown in the wind to a new environment. Rotifers that are blown to water will rehydrate and resume an active life. A major pathogen of these rotifers is a species of
a. Design an experimental study to test this hypothesis.
b. Why might the ability to withstand extreme drying reduce any potential advantage of sexual reproduction in this rotifer species?
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