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Why is the ability to bioluminesce beneficial?
 
  a) food may be found even in the darkest parts of the ocean or at night
  b) signals may be sent out to communicate an interest in mating
  c) the light may momentarily distract predators, allowing the organism a chance to escape
  d) it can camouflage the underbelly of the fish by lighting it up the same color as the sea surface so that the fish will be almost invisible to predators swimming below
  e) all of the above

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What is a general rule to help determine how fast a given fish can swim?
 
  a) the bigger the fish, the faster it can probably swim
  b) the smaller the fish, the faster it can probably swim
  c) the thinner the fish, the faster it can probably swim
  d) the more poisonous the fish, the faster it can probably swim
  e) fish that live in the epipelagic zone usually swim faster than those whose natural habitat is the abyssalpelagic zone



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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c0205847

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Excellent


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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