Campbell Biology in Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
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Chapter 19, Problem 9TYU
SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
This honeypot ant (genus Myrmecocystus) can store liquid food Inside its expandable abdomen. Consider other ants you are familiar with, and explain how a honeypot ant exemplifies three key features of life: adaptation, unity, and diversity
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