Biology Concepts and Investigations 4th Edition (Broward College-Central) BSC 1005
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ISBN: 9781307021417
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 9WIO
Give three examples of protists for which the classifications have recently changed. In each case, what was the justification for the old category, and what is the justification for the change?
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Biology Concepts and Investigations 4th Edition (Broward College-Central) BSC 1005
Ch. 18.1 - What features define the protists?Ch. 18.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 18.1 - Why are evolutionary biologists interested in...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 18.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 18.2 - List and describe the characteristics of the major...Ch. 18.3 - What mode of nutrition do the slime molds and...Ch. 18.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 18.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 18.4 - Prob. 1MC
Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 18.4 - List three diseases caused by flagellated...Ch. 18.4 - Compare and contrast amoebae, foraminiferans, and...Ch. 18.4 - How do ciliates move and eat?Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 6MCCh. 18.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 18.5 - What features unite some of the major lineages of...Ch. 18.6 - Use the food chain in figure 18.21a to explain why...Ch. 18.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 18 - Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of...Ch. 18 - Suppose you are studying a protist under a...Ch. 18 - Some protist lineages arose from secondary...Ch. 18 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 18 - Why are DNA sequences useful in the classification...Ch. 18 - Explain why evolutionary biologists are interested...Ch. 18 - The amoeba Pelomyxa palustris is a single-celled...Ch. 18 - Describe the relationship between nutrient...Ch. 18 - Explain why the fossil record for diatoms is much...Ch. 18 - How is it adaptive for a red alga to have pigments...Ch. 18 - How are kelp similar to trees? How are they...Ch. 18 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 18 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 18 - Give three examples of protists for which the...Ch. 18 - Suppose someone hands you a microscope and a...Ch. 18 - Review the Survey the Landscape figure in the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 2PITCh. 18 - Molecular data have changed protist...
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