Which hormone causes glucose to be produced from the breakdown of protein and fat?
A) insulin
B) oxytocin
C) glucagon
D) growth hormone
E) cortisol
Answer: E
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What is the path of urine from formation to excretion in the mammalian kidney?
A. collecting duct ? renal pelvis ? ureter ? urinary bladder ? urethra B. renal pelvis ? ureter ? urinary bladder ? urethra ? collecting duct C. ureter ? collecting duct ? renal pelvis ? urinary bladder ? urethra D. collecting duct ? ureter ? urinary bladder ? renal pelvis ? urethra E. urethra ? collecting duct ? renal pelvis ? ureter ? urinary bladder
If the age-specific fertility rate is such that 100 females of age class x would produce 50 offspring, what is the contribution of age class x to the overall population growth rate?
A. 0.75 B. 0.5 C. 2 D. 50 E. cannot be calculated with this information.
Assigning economic value to individual species raises awareness of the need to conserve biodiversity. Often, however, the assignment of economic value fails to address the issue of conserving biodiversity in a general sense. Why?
A) Assigning economic values to species is difficult in general. B) We know nothing of the economic value of many potentially valuable species. C) Assigning values to species of necessity favors some species over others. D) All of the above are correct.
The body uses atoms in different ways to accomplish different tasks. For example, one portion of the body's calcium supply strengthens bones, whereas another portion combines with proteins to stimulate blood clotting after tissue injury. Which of the
following statements provides the most logical chemical explanation of calcium's ability to perform such different functions? A) The bone contains calcium salts, which are less reactive than the calcium ions found in the blood. B) The calcium in blood is a more reactive form of the atom and therefore has fewer protons than the calcium in bone. C) There are many different isotopes of calcium, and the most reactive isotope is found in the bone. D) The calcium in blood has a lighter atomic mass than the calcium in bone and is in a more reactive form.