BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVEST. ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781264448678
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 2.6, Problem 1MC
Summary Introduction
To describe:
How the researchers determine that tawny crazy ants use formic acid in their own venom to detoxify fire ant venom.
Concept introduction:
Defensive chemicals are those chemicals that are used by some of the animas to defend themselves by injecting a powerful acid or chemical into their attackers.
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BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVEST. ACCESS
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