Why do the photosynthetic tissues of plants look green?

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ANSWER: Photosynthetic tissue contains chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs blue and red light, and
transmits or reflects most of the wavelengths in between. Therefore, we see the wavelengths
of light that are reflected, which for chlorophyll, is primarily green light.

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Which of the following does not use RNA as the genome?

A. Rabies virus B. Poliovirus C. Influenza virus D. Poxvirus

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Guidelines suggest that only ____________________ (number) embryo(s) be transferred to the woman’s uterus

following IVF, in order to reduce the incidence of multiple births. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Growth hormone

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