All EXCEPT Which of the Following Are Disadvantages to Sociality

question 44

Multiple Choice

All EXCEPT which of the following are disadvantages to sociality?

• A) predator avoidance
• B) cannibalism
• C) competition for food
• D) contagious diseases
• E) parasite infestation

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Definitions:

Binary Fission

A method of asexual reproduction seen in prokaryotic organisms and some single-celled eukaryotes, where a cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells.

Conjugation

(1) A sexual process in ciliate protists that involves exchange of haploid nuclei with another cell. (2) A mechanism for DNA exchange in bacteria that involves cell-to-cell contact.

Pathogenic

Capable of causing disease; refers to microorganisms or agents that can produce an illness when they invade a host organism.

Decomposers

Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, turning organic material into simpler substances and recycling nutrients in the ecosystem.