BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATIONS,

5th Edition

ISBN: 9781266382307

Author: Hoefnagels

Publisher: MCG

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Ch. 27.4 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 27.4 - Prob. 3MC Ch. 27.5 - What are the parts of the ear, and how do they...Ch. 27.5 - How does the vestibular apparatus provide the...Ch. 27.6 - Prob. 1MC Ch. 27.6 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 27 - As you snuggle into bed, you feel the weight of...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2MCQ Ch. 27 - Prob. 3MCQ Ch. 27 - The structures that enable bees to see flowers are...Ch. 27 - What is the function of hair cells in the cochlea?...Ch. 27 - A male moth uses his antennae to detect the...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2WIO Ch. 27 - Prob. 3WIO Ch. 27 - Try as you might, you cannot tickle yourself....Ch. 27 - Prob. 5WIO Ch. 27 - How does the nervous system differentiate among...Ch. 27 - Prob. 7WIO Ch. 27 - Prob. 8WIO Ch. 27 - Explain why some people hold their nose when...Ch. 27 - Suppose you put on glasses belonging to someone...Ch. 27 - Prob. 11WIO Ch. 27 - Prob. 12WIO Ch. 27 - In a rare condition called synesthesia,...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1PIT Ch. 27 - Prob. 2PIT

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