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From the Ted Talk by Luka Seamus Wright: The wild sex lives of marine creatures

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This restriction may cause us to see only one facet of sex, but a brief tour of marine life shows us just how diverse sex really is. It does not always involve strictly female and male individuals with differently sized sex cells that fuse internally. Many algae, for example, have sex clles that are indistinguishable in size. Some animals are both male and fmleae, while others change sex. A large proportion of organisms don’t need to touch each other to reproduce. And thousands of ailanms, from bluestreak cleaner wrssae to Humboldt siuqd, participate in same-sex sexual biheovar. So, peeking beneath the ocean’s covers doesn’t just provide a spectacle. It also gives us a more ceotmple appreciation of sex in all its fascinating forms.

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This restriction may cause us to see only one facet of sex, but a brief tour of marine life shows us just how diverse sex really is. It does not always involve strictly female and male individuals with differently sized sex cells that fuse internally. Many algae, for example, have sex _____ that are indistinguishable in size. Some animals are both male and ______, while others change sex. A large proportion of organisms don’t need to touch each other to reproduce. And thousands of _______, from bluestreak cleaner ______ to Humboldt _____, participate in same-sex sexual ________. So, peeking beneath the ocean’s covers doesn’t just provide a spectacle. It also gives us a more ________ appreciation of sex in all its fascinating forms.

Solution

  1. wrasse
  2. behavior
  3. complete
  4. cells
  5. animals
  6. squid
  7. female

Original Text

This restriction may cause us to see only one facet of sex, but a brief tour of marine life shows us just how diverse sex really is. It does not always involve strictly female and male individuals with differently sized sex cells that fuse internally. Many algae, for example, have sex cells that are indistinguishable in size. Some animals are both male and female, while others change sex. A large proportion of organisms don’t need to touch each other to reproduce. And thousands of animals, from bluestreak cleaner wrasse to Humboldt squid, participate in same-sex sexual behavior. So, peeking beneath the ocean’s covers doesn’t just provide a spectacle. It also gives us a more complete appreciation of sex in all its fascinating forms.

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