Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (8th Edition)
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Author: Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Kelly A. Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 4TYK
Jon found an organism in a pond, and he thinks it’s a freshwater sponge. His friend Liz thinks it looks more like an aquatic
a. See if it can swim.
b. Figure out whether it is autotrophic or heterotrophic.
c. See if it is a eukaryote or a prokaryote.
d. Look for cell walls under a microscope.
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Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (8th Edition)
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