Leeches Such as Hirudo Verbana Are Capable of Consuming Five

question 4

True/False

Leeches such as Hirudo verbana are capable of consuming five times the amount of blood than its own bodyweight.

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Definitions:

Placebo

An inactive substance or treatment used as a control in experiments to test the effectiveness of therapeutic drugs.

Control Condition

In experimental research, a standard against which the effects of a treatment are compared, often involving no treatment or a placebo.

Fake Pill

Also known as a placebo, it is a pill without active medical ingredients, used in research to test the effectiveness of treatments.

Statistically Significant

A mathematical measure that indicates that the likelihood of a certain finding or result occurring by chance is highly unlikely.