A species that has a disproportionately large effect on a community is called a ____ species

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


keystone

Biology & Microbiology

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________ resist tensile forces and contain keratin to form the protective barrier of the skin.

A) Intermediate filaments B) Microtubules C) Microfilaments D) Actin filaments E) Keratin-associated filaments

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Tortoiseshell cats have a coat-color gene on their X chromosome. What process in eukaryotes explains why males can have solid orange or black fur, and only females can have the tortoiseshell pattern of fur?

What will be an ideal response?

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rDNA in eukaryotes is typically redundant

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Biology & Microbiology

Some traits are polygenic. Examples of human traits that are polygenic are skin color and height. What is a characteristic that could be used to describe all polygenic traits?

A) They cause diseases or disorders. B) They show a wide range of intermediate conditions between the extremes. C) They appear more commonly in males then in females. D) They are controlled by a single set of alleles

Biology & Microbiology