All of the following represent anchoring junctions EXCEPT _____

A. adherens junctions.
B. hemidesmosomes.
C. desmosomes.
D. focal adhesions.
E. tight junctions.


E. tight junctions.

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In Frederick Griffith's experiment, live R cells and dead S cells were injected into mice, causing fatal pneumonia. Neither live R cells nor dead S cells alone cause pneumonia, so Griffith concluded that _____

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How does the digestion and absorption of fat differ from that of carbohydrates?

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Worldwide, the major cause of hemolytic anemia is ____

a. malaria b. leukemia c. infectious mononucleosis d. anemia e. toxemia

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