While hiking through the woods on your day off, you find a dead tree that is nevertheless covered in leaves. Closer examination reveals that the leaves belong to a vine that has attached itself to the dead tree’s branches and has no contact with the soil below. What type of roots does this vine possess?

a. tap
b. fibrous
c. epiphytic
d. adventitious


c. epiphytic

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What does the fruit wall, or pericarp, develop from?

a. the ovary wall b. the endosperm c. the petals d. the receptacle

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All of the following are innervated by the Maxillary Nerve (V2 of the Trigeminal Nerve, CN V), EXCEPT

A. Alae of Nose B. Bridge of Nose C. Cheeks D. Lower Eyelid E. Upper Lip

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If media A is pH 9 and media B is pH 7, then the media at pH 9 is _________________ times more alkaline than the pH 7 media.

A) 100 B) 1000 C) 10 D) 20 E) 2

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