What are some of the benefits of using genetically modified crops?
What will be an ideal response?
The crops can be made resistant to heat, cold, pesticides and other natural phenomena.
The crops can also be made to spoil at a much slower rate.
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Vertebrates have which of the following
characteristics? a. endoskeleton b. vertebral column c. well-developed organs d. larger brains e. all of these
Which of the following mechanisms helps keep the stomach lining in place despite the destructive force of gastric juice?
A) digestion of protein by pepsin B) secretion of acid-neutralizing compounds C) generation through mitosis of new cells to replace the stomach lining D) protection of the cells of the stomach-lining by parietal cells
Which cell type is the most numerous white blood cell in circulation, is the first leukocyte recruited from the bloodstream to injured tissues, and releases potent antimicrobial peptides?
A) eosinophils B) monocytes C) dendritic cells D) basophils E) neutrophils