Which of the following best describes the function of the spinal cord? A. It merges simple responses to stimuli and sends information to the brain. B. It merges motor responses to muscles and sends information to the brain. C. It merges sensory responses to fingers and sends information to the brain. D. It merges complex responses to internal stimuli and sends information to the brain.

The tasmanian devil, a marsupial carnivore, is facing extinction due to devil facial tumor disease (dftd) which causes bulging cancerous lumps and lesions to erupt around the face and neck — often causing enough deformation to make seeing or eating difficult. dftd has evolved into a contagious cancer, a trait that is unique among cancers. devil mating behavior involves biting around the head and neck, allowing cells from one individual — especially cells from the crumbly dftd tumors — to be transferred to the wounds or face of a new individual. this marsupial was once found across australia, but sea levels rose, isolating the tasmanian population, while the australian population went extinct. what would be an outcome of genetic isolation that is likely to have impacted the spread of dftd? a) reduced territory puts diseased individuals in greater contact with non-diseased ones. b) inbreeding results in less variation in facial features so the cancer is generally fatal. c) genetic isolation has made it difficult for scientists to develop a vaccine against dftd. d) the lack of genetic variation in the immune system of tasmanian devils minimizes resistance to the disease.

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What is the main reason that attitudes are more often revealed in spoken rather than written language? a. in writing, we try to put the "best face" on what we write. b. we speak far more often than we write. c. in writing, we can more easily conceal our attitudes. d. in spoken language, we are often careless in our use of words.