The cuticle of a plant is primarily for ____.
A. absorption of carbon dioxide
B. water conduction
C. water conservation
D. protection from strong sunlight
E. mechanical support
Answer: C
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A. preventing fusion of the lysosome with the phagosome. B. lysing the phagosome. C. producing comet tails. D. preventing fusion of two phagosomes. E. preventing fusion of the lysosome with the phagosome AND lysing the phagosome.
What gland secretes growth hormone?
A) posterior pituitary B) anterior pituitary C) adrenal cortex D) thyroid gland
Which of the following tissue types are attached to a basal lamina or basement membrane?
A. Epithelial B. Connective C. Nervous D. Cartilaginous E. Muscle