________ is the mechanism by which some organisms, such as Komodo dragons, can develop eggs into zygotes without the need of sperm.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Parthenogenesis
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Which of the following statements about medical asepsis is false?
A) Disinfection is a medical aseptic technique. B) Handwashing is a medical aseptic technique. C) Medical asepsis is considered a clean technique. D) The goal of medical asepsis is to exclude all microorganisms from an area.
Birds and mammals have a more active lifestyle than reptiles due to
A) insulation over their body surface. B) internal fertilization. C) a slower metabolism. D) internal fertilization and a high, constant body temperature. E) a high, constant body temperature and insulation over their body surface.
Comparison of the mouse and human genomes show that overall about 5% of nucleotides have evidence of selection acting on them, as compared to 1% of sites within exons. This suggests that
a. the mouse genome evolves more quickly than the human genome. b. most changes in exons are eliminated. c. the mouse genome is more subject to neutral evolution than the human genome. d. the mouse genome evolves more slowly than the human genome. e. many sequences that do not encode polypeptide are functionally important.
The reaction (H2 + F2 ? 2HF) is an example of a redox reaction. In reality, two half reactions are occurring. The half reaction (H2 ? 2H+ + 2e-) is a(n)
A. potential energy reaction. B. reduction reaction. C. redox reaction. D. oxidation reaction.