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  • In "parasite", the last syllable rhymes with SEAT or SIGHT?
    sight
  • Females have two X ___________. Males have one X and one Y.
    chromossomes
  • In "prevalent" where does the stress fall?
    the first syllable: pre
  • Bacteria can become _______ to antibiotics.
    resistant
  • _______ break down the food we eat so it can be converted into energy.
    enzymes
  • What does "keystone" mean?
    something that is very important
  • The scientists studied as many as 1,130 ____ - from bacteria to primates - to understand how evolution built life forms that survived in the face of natural adversities.
    species
  • A groundbreaking new study suggests that the future of drug making might lie with _________ chickens whose eggs have been engineered to produce human proteins.
    genetically modified