Increased sensory stimulus strength corresponds to ________

a. increased frequency of action potentials
b. suppression of action potentials
c. increased amplitude of action potentials
d. sensory adaptation


a

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All blood cells originate from the

A. erythrocyte. B. leukocytic stem cell. C. eosinophilic stem cell. D. hematopoietic stem cell.

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Based on what you know about which organisms naturally produce restriction enzymes and how restriction enzymes are named, which of the following enzymes is isolated from the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens?

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