Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 59

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
"Marine cone snails from the genus Conus are estimated to consist of up to 700 species.These predatory molluscs have devised an efficient venom apparatus that allows them to successfully capture polychaete worms,other molluscs,or in some cases fish as their primary food sources.… conotoxins from Australian species of Conus … have the capacity to inhibit specifically the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in higher animals." (B.G.Livett,K.R.Gayler,and Z.Khalil.2004.Drugs from the sea: Conopeptides as potential therapeutics.Current Medicinal Chemistry 11:1715-23.)
-What is the adaptive value of this toxin?
I.It would cause muscle spasms in the prey.
II.It would result in paralysis of the skeletal muscle of the prey.
III.It would stimulate digestive tract smooth muscle to cause nausea and vomiting of the prey.

• A)only I
• B)only II
• C)only III
• D)only I and II
• E)I, II and III

Distinguish between Paleolithic and Neolithic art styles and subjects.

Understand the materials and methods used in early human art.

Recognize the role of art in early human society and rituals.

Understand the development of architectural methods and purposes in the Neolithic era.

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