What Effect Does the Bacterium Wolbachia Pipientis Have on the Fruit

question 21

Multiple Choice

What effect does the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis have on the fruit fly Drosophilia?

• A) It halts egg production.
• B) It feminizes infected males.
• C) It masculinizes infected females.
• D) It halts sperm production.
• E) It atrophies both male and female reproductive organs.

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Definitions:

Scapula

The shoulder blade.

Foraminae

Natural openings or holes, especially in bones, through which nerves and blood vessels pass.

Vertebrae

The bones in the spinal column.

Dislocation

An injury where the ends of bones are forced from their normal positions in a joint, resulting in pain, swelling, and loss of movement.