Which of the following is NOT typically a main function of stems?

a. mechanical support
b. storage of water, nutrients and sugars
c. energy capture
d. routes for vascular tissues
e. new growth


C

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The cell membrane is selectively permeable and regulates transport. It is also involved in

A) secretion. B) storage of wastes. C) storage of DNA. D) Gram stain reactions.

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________ cells that convert sugar to starch in mature roots are part of the ________ tissue system

A) Parenchyma; ground B) Xylem; vascular C) Companion; ground D) Periderm; dermal E) Phloem; vascular

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The recessive allele of a gene causes cystic fibrosis. For this gene among Caucasians, p = 0.98. If a Caucasian population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with respect to this gene, what proportion of babies is born homozygous recessive and therefore suffers cystic fibrosis?

A) (0.02)2 = 0.0004
B) 0.02
C) (0.98)2 = 0.9604
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