Maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of external temperature is referred to as

A) heterothermy.
B) ectothermy.
C) poikilothermy.
D) homeothermy.


D

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In primary active transport, the carrier protein that transports a substance also hydrolyzes ATP to

power the transport directly.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is especially suited to

A) observing living specimens. B) examining internal cellular structure. C) creating a sense of depth. D) both observing living specimens and creating a sense of depth. E) simultaneously observing living specimens, examining internal cellular structure, and creating a sense of depth.

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The level of the vertebrate nervous system responsible for the skeletal muscle responses to stimuli is the ________ system.

A. somatic B. sensory C. sympathetic D. All of these answers are correct.

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