BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781305967359
Author: STARR
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Chapter 30, Problem 7SA
The middle ear functions in _______.
| a. detecting shifts in body position b. amplifying and transmitting sound waves c. sorting sound waves out by frequency |
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