Figure 33.1 -Which of These Factors, When Used to Label the Horizontal

question 73

Multiple Choice

Figure 33.1
-Which of these factors, when used to label the horizontal axis of the graph in Figure 33.1, would account most directly for the shape of the plot?

• A)spongin concentration (gm/unit volume)
• B)rate of cribrostatin synthesis (molecules/unit time)
• C)number of pores per sponge
• D)number of spicules per sponge
• E)number of choanocytes per sponge

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