List several functions of epithelial tissues

What will be an ideal response?


Epithelial tissues cover our outer and inner body surfaces; they protect the underlying tissues; many form glands that may produce enzymes, hormones, or other substances, and may be involved in absorption of nutritive molecules, respiratory gases, etc., across their surface.

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LDLs should make up about what percentage of total blood lipids?

a. 10 percent
b. 20 percent
c. 30 percent
d. 40 percent
e. 50 percent

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Many bacterial infections of the lower digestive tract are treated with

A) antitoxin. B) penicillin. C) water and electrolytes. D) quinacrine. E) thorough cooking.

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Secondary xylem contains all of the following cell types except:a

tracheids. b. vessel elements. c. sieve tube elements d. fibers. e. parenchyma

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In a large experimental Drosophila population, the relative fitness of a recessive phenotype is calculated to be 0.90, and the mutation rate to the recessive allele is 5 x 10^-5. If the population is allowed to come to equilibrium, what allele frequencies can be predicted?

a. q hat = 0.5 and p hat = 0.5 b. q hat = 0.22 and p hat = 0.78 c. q hat = 0.022 and p hat = 0.978 d. q hat = 0.000055 and p hat= 0.999945

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