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 38.4, Problem 1CC
Which one of the five categories of sensory receptors is primarily dedicated to external stimuli?
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Ch. 38.4 - WHAT IF? If you stimulated a sensory neuron of an...Ch. 38.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 38.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 38.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 38.5 - Prob. 4CCCh. 38.6 - Contrast the light-detecting organs of planarians...Ch. 38.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 38.6 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Compare the function of retinal...Ch. 38 - Patients with damage to Wernickes area have...Ch. 38 - The cerebral cortex does not play a major role in...Ch. 38 - The middle ear converts A. air pressure waves to...Ch. 38 - Prob. 4TYUCh. 38 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 38 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 38 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 38 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Consider an individual who had...Ch. 38 - Prob. 9TYUCh. 38 - FOCUS ON ORGANIZATION In a short essay (100-150...Ch. 38 - Prob. 11TYU
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