According to the sliding filament mechanism, during a muscle contraction, myosin pulls actin filaments toward the center of a sarcomere, causing the entire sarcomere to shorten

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TRUE

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The sum of all of the values for a trait, divided by the total number of individuals, is called the standard deviation

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Citrate synthase, the first enzyme in the citric acid cycle, is regulated by ATP concentrations. Why is early regulation

of ATP production the most beneficial method for the cell?

a. It is not possible to regulate the last enzyme in a pathway. b. More ATP can be produced before the first enzyme is inactivated. c. ATP production always needs to be maximized. d. Citrate synthase controls the amount of pyruvate produced by glycolysis. e. Regulating early steps conserves cellular fuels.

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The scientific field that studies complete sets of genes is called ________

A) genomics B) metagenomics C) proteomics D) genetic engineering

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Significant amounts of the NADPH required for the Calvin-Benson cycle are produced during the (cyclic/noncyclic) photophosphorylation reactions of photosynthesis

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