_________________ helps to maintain the viscosity of the plasma membrane.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Cholesterol
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A) Rous B) Epstein and Barr C) Burkitt D) Folkman E) Kaposi
Glomerulonephritis will lead to
a. kidney stones. b. bladder infections. c. kidney cysts. d. inflammation of the urethra. e. little or no filtering of the blood
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about the regulation of populations?
A) The logistic equation reflects the effect of density-dependent factors, which can ultimately stabilize populations around the carrying capacity. B) Density-independent factors have an increasingly greater effect as a population?s density increases. C) High densities in a population may cause physiological changes that inhibit reproduction. D) Because of the overlapping nature of population-regulating factors, it is often difficult to precisely determine their cause-and-effect relationships. E) The occurrence of population cycles in some populations may be the result of crowding or lag times in the response to density-dependent factors.
One hypothesis about the decline in cell numbers during death phase is that the cells aren't all dying but instead remain alive but unable to grow when cultured, at least temporarily. These are known as ________.
A. ghost cells B. programmed death cells C. death phase cells D. viable but nonculturable cells