The basic building block of DNA and RNA is a(n) ____

a. nitrogenous base
b. sugar-phosphate backbone
c. amino acid
d. nucleotide
e. ribose sug


d

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a. activated X chromosome b. inactivated X chromosome c. immature trophoblast d. immature blastocyst e. mature blastocyst

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What type of enzyme fills in the gap after damaged DNA has been removed?

A. primase B. polymerase C. helicase D. ligase E. nuclease

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Your body produces all the following digestive enzymes, but not all of them are produced where they are used. Which of the following is produced at a different location from where it is used?

A) lactase B) salivary amylase C) pepsin D) sucrase

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Pathogens in droplets of body fluids are spread by (contact/indirect/vehicle) transmission

What will be an ideal response?

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