Certain body sites contain sequestered molecules, called ________ that escaped assessment during development of immune tolerance and are mistaken as foreign.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


autoantigens

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If the sperm cell contributes mitochondria to the oocyte, it is called _______

A. paternal leakage B. maternal leakage C. paternal inheritance D. mitochondria E. imprinting

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Steroid hormones include

a. estrogens. b. growth hormone. c. melatonin. d. thyroid hormone. e. oxytocin.

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Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids that travel through the blood and regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called ________.

A) antibodies B) enzymes C) proteins D) hormones

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A biologist is studying the population dynamics of pocket gophers in a meadow in central Oregon. She noted that, when population numbers are high, death rates from disease and starvation increase. This is an example of:

A) r-selected growth. B) the principle of intrinsic rate of growth. C) density dependent control. D) exponential growth.

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