BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 20, Problem 10SA
A high concentration of oil helps _______ stay afloat and makes them useful in biofuel production.
| a. foraminiferans | c. dinoflagellates |
| b. radiolarians | d. diatoms |
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Ch. 20 - All protists _______. a. lack mitochondria c. live...Ch. 20 - Deposits of shells from ancient ________ have been...Ch. 20 - The presence of a contractile vacuole indicates...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4SACh. 20 - Prob. 5SACh. 20 - Prob. 6SACh. 20 - Prob. 7SACh. 20 - Some _______ are bioluminescent and other live...Ch. 20 - Prob. 9SACh. 20 - A high concentration of oil helps _______ stay...
Ch. 20 - Prob. 11SACh. 20 - Prob. 12SACh. 20 - Prob. 13SACh. 20 - Prob. 14SACh. 20 - Prob. 15SACh. 20 - Imagine you are in a developing country where...Ch. 20 - Which groups of protists are scientists most...Ch. 20 - Water in abandoned swimming pools often turns...Ch. 20 - Melvin Calvin and Andrew Benson determined the...Ch. 20 - The protist that causes malaria evolved from a...
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