During clotting, what happens to the plasma protein fibrinogen?

What will be an ideal response?


It is converted into fibrin, which is a string-like protein that forms a web, trapping red blood cells and platelets.

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Outside a cell, viruses are

A. running a small number of biochemical reactions. B. synthesizing proteins necessary for entry into the host. C. inactive. D. constructing a cell membrane known as an envelope. E. running a small number of biochemical reactions AND synthesizing proteins necessary for entry into the host.

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After your eye exam, the optometrist breaks the bad news: "Your lens is a little too flat, and as a result it is focuses the image just in front of your retina." What kind of vision do you have?  

A.  astigmatism B.  nearsighted C.  farsighted D.  night-blindness

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Which characteristic is associated with eudicots?

a. a single cotyledon b. three-fold flower symmetry c. trisulcate pollen d. scattered vascular tissue

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Hantavirus can be diagnosed by detection of

a. exposure to the virus. b. strength of immune response. c. presence of viral genome. d. all of the above.

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