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A gene can have more than one allele.
Alleles are found on corresponding loci of homologous chromosomes.
Alleles are alternative forms of the same gene.
One allele can be dominant and the other can be recessive.
Two identical alleles are said to be homozygous not heterozygous with respect to a gene. |
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| In aerobic respiration, the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is? |
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O2 oxygen 2
Oxygen is the final acceptor of electrons and forms water |
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| DNA contains all the following molecules |
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guanine
adenine
deoxyribose
phosphate |
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| All of the following hormones are involved in the menstrual cycle |
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estrogen
LH
progesterone
FSH |
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| Prolactin is the hormone that produces milk in the mammary glands. |
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| Uracil is found in RNA, not DNA. |
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| The Krebs cycle in humans occurs in the |
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| The medulla controls basic involuntary actions such as breathing |
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| A feature of amino acids not found in carbohydrates is the presence of |
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| Amino acids contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. They do not contain phosphorus. |
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| Crossing over occurs during which of the following phases in sexual reproduction? |
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| Crossing over occurs in Prophase I of meiosis. |
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| Which of the following are characteristics of both bacteria and fungi? |
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| Both bacteria and fungi contain DNA, a plasma membrane, and a cell wall. |
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| The major difference between cartilage and bone is that cartilage |
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| Cartilage is flexible and lacks blood vessels and nerves. |
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a type of connective tissue.
secretes a rubbery matrix.
is composed of collagen and salts.
is part of the skeletal system. |
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A macromolecule which consists of a polymer of amino acids.
A pro team has a macromolecule consisting of polypeptides. |
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| The stored form of sugar in humans. |
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| Glycogen is an animal starch is stored in the liver and muscles |
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| Lipid which consists of three fatty acids covalently bonded to glycerol. |
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| A substance that cannot be broken down by cows |
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| Cellulose cannot be break broken down by cows which explains why they need bacteria in their stomachs. |
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| the appendix of a human and the hipbone of a whale are vestigial structures |
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