Video: The Evolutionary Arms Race
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1. What type of Oregon organism and is regarded as one of the world's most dangerous creatures?
2. How do scientists explain the evolutionary development of such potent toxins in such a creature?
3. What proportion of people fell victim to the Black Plague?
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4. How many people fell victim to influenza during WWI?
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5. What was the first antibiotic developed for use by humans in WW II?
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6. What disease is spreading rampantly through the Russian prison system?
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7. List several (2-3) factors have led to the emergence (evolution) of drug resistant strains of various
diseases?
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8. The worst bacterial diseases seem to live naturally in ______________.
9. Why is it that large cats exposed to FIV don’t contract the disease?
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10. How is the relationship between cats and FIV similar to the European population and HIV?
11. How exactly does the mutation present in 10 of Europeans protect their cells from HIV?
12. What is meant by symbiosis?
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13. Give an example of a symbiotic relationship that occurs in nature: ____________________
14. How do leaf cutter and keep harmful molds from over running their nests?
15. What was discovered in Germany (Bavaria) about the connection between farm animals and allergies
in children?
16. According to one of the final statements in the video…what unique vision separates
humans from the rest of life on earth?