In the DNA double helix, the two strands are joined by _____.

A) phosphate bonds
B) hydrogen bonds
C) covalent bonds
D) deoxyribose


Answer: B) hydrogen bonds

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What type of neuron is responsible for carrying electrical signals AWAY from the CNS to elicit a response in the body?

A. sensory neuron B. motor neuron C. interneuron D. glial cell E. All of these choices are correct.

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a. a vascular bundle b. spongy mesophyll c. epidermis d. a stoma e. palisade mesophyll

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Since each child of two heterozygous parents has a 50% chance of receiving a recessive trait from each parent,

A. if the first child is phenotypically recessive, then the next child has a 1/2 chance of being phenotypically recessive. B. if the first child is phenotypically recessive, then the next child must be phenotypically dominant. C. if the first child is phenotypically recessive, then the next child has a 3/4 chance of being phenotypically recessive. D. no matter what the first child's phenotype, the next child will have a 1/4 chance of being phenotypically recessive.

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