The Top Priority for Energy Allocation in Animals Is ____

question 23

Multiple Choice

The top priority for energy allocation in animals is ____.

• A) maintenance metabolism
• B) growth
• C) reproduction
• D) storage
• E) growth of sexually dimorphic features

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Definitions:

Hiragana

A phonetic cursive script developed in Japan from Chinese characters; it came to be the primary script for Japanese court poetry.

Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

A classical grouping of preeminent poets in Japanese history, celebrated in the art and literature.

Tale of Genji

An early 11th-century Japanese literary work by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world's first novel, chronicling the life of Hikaru Genji.

Events of Heiji Period

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