Biological Science (6th Edition)
Biological Science (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976499
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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PROCESS OF SCIENCE A species of rotifer, a small freshwater invertebrate, abandoned sexual reproduction millions of years ago. A remarkable feature of the rotifer's life cycle is its ability to withstand extreme drying. When the rotifer's watery environment dries out, so does the rotifer, and it can be blown in the wind to a new environment. Rotifers that are blown to water will rehydrate and resume an active life. A major pathogen of these rotifers is a species of fungus. Some scientists hypothesize that fungus infected rotifers rid themselves of the pathogen when they dry.

a. Design an experimental study to test this hypothesis.

b. Why might the ability to withstand extreme drying reduce any potential advantage of sexual reproduction in this rotifer species?

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