The hydrogen bonds of water play an important role in the ability of animals to regulate their body temperature

Explain how this occurs. What will be an ideal response?


Concepts to Consider: Transfer of energy to the hydrogen bonds; excess body heat is
transferred to hydrogen bonds of water; heat is removed when water vaporizes at the body
surface of the animal.

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A new species of tubeworm is discovered on a coral reef. The worm has a specialized ring of tentacles that acts as a sieve to capture small shrimp and plankton from the surrounding water. This worm would best be described as:

A. a suspension filter feeder. B. a suction feeder. C. an active predator. D. an herbivore. E. The feeding type of this worm cannot be determined from the information given.

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During transcription, ____

a. double-stranded RNA chains are produced b. the entire DNA molecule is copied to RNA c. primase creates an RNA primer to start the RNA strand d. only one of the two DNA strands acts as a template e. protein is made from RNA

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Which mammal is able to synthesize all the vitamin C (ascorbic acid) it needs?

A. guinea pigs B. dogs C. monkeys D. humans E. All of the choices are correct.

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What is the probability of obtaining an individual with the genotype bb from a cross between two individuals with the genotype Bb?

a. 1/2 b. 1/4 c. 1/8 d. 0

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