The compound that enters the Krebs cycle as a reactant is

A. ATP.
B. acetyl CoA.
C. pyruvate.
D. ATP synthase.
E. PGAL.


B. acetyl CoA.

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The figure below represents a joint in the hind leg of a grasshopper. The exoskeleton of the leg is indicated by the two pairs of parallel black lines. A muscle that moves this leg is fixed to the skeleton at the end marked with a blue star. When the muscle contracts, it will pull on the tendon at its opposite end. Which configuration shows the most likely arrangement of the exoskeleton and a muscle that increases the flexion of this leg?



A.  A
B.  B
C.  C
D.  D

Clarify Question
· What is the key concept addressed by the question?
· What type of thinking is required?

Gather Content
· What do you know about the orientation of a muscle in a joint? What other information is related to the question?

Choose Answer
· Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?

Reflect on Process
· Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

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Why is it difficult to find intermediate fossils in organisms that have evolved under the punctuated

equilibrium model?

What will be an ideal response?

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In Drosophila and Lepidoptera, sex-chromosome mosaicism produces what type of sexually ambiguous phenotype?

What will be an ideal response?

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Directional selection occurs when

a. the environment controls which organisms will survive. b. humans determine which organisms will survive. c. the extremes of the population have a lesser chance to survive. d. the extremes of the population have a better chance to survive. e. the organisms on one extreme of the population have a better chance to survive than those on the other extreme.

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