The Complete Division Between Soma and Germ Line Cells May

question 14

Multiple Choice

The complete division between soma and germ line cells may have been an evolutionary response to which of the following selective pressures?

• A) the presence of predators
• B) the presence of pathogens
• C) certain cells acting as "cheaters" that overrepresent themselves in the next generation
• D) the ability to move more quickly toward a food source

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