To Defend Against Viruses,bacteria Use _________

question 32

Multiple Choice

To defend against viruses,bacteria use _________.

• A) innate physical barriers
• B) mucous membranes
• C) special enzymes
• D) special fluids
• E) acquired defenses

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Definitions:

Hybrid Inviability

A postzygotic barrier where offspring resulting from the mating of two different species fail to survive to reproductive maturity.

Mechanical Isolation

A form of reproductive isolation where two species are prevented from interbreeding due to physical incompatibilities that prevent successful mating or fertilization.

Magic Traits

Specific traits in evolutionary biology that influence both mate choice and survival, facilitating speciation.

Genome

The complete set of genetic material, including all of the genes and their sequencing information, present in an organism or a cell.