Some pathogens produce toxins which function as (histamines/prostaglandins/pyrogens) to cause fever.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
pyrogens
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In a(n) ____ translocation, two nonhomologous chromosomes exchange parts and no genetic information is gained or lost from the cell in the exchange
a. cri du chat b. XXY c. copy number d. Robertsonian e. reciprocal
Many terrestrial ectotherms regulate their temperature by ____
a. moving into or out of the shade b. eating more c. hibernating d. growing more hair e. increasing metabolic rate
The principal point of Darwin’s theory of evolution
by natural selection is that a. long-term heritable changes in organisms are caused by use and disuse. b. mutations that adapt an organism to a given environment always arise in the greatest frequency in the organisms that occupy that environment. c. mutations are caused by all sorts of environmental influences. d. survival of characteristics in a population depends on a favoring of some forms of a given trait over others in nature. e. mutations mostly have favorable effects.
A pseudoplasmodium is a(n)
A) group of cellular slime mold cells. B) extension of the slime mold that engulfs prey. C) aggregation of mycelia. D) disease-causing protist. E) acellular slime mold.