The immotile sperm develop motility in about 18 hours after arriving at the long, coiled tube called the  

A.  vas deferens
B.  seminiferous tubules
C.  epididymis
D.  testis


C.  epididymis

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Which statement best describes the difference in responses of effector B cells (plasma cells) and cytotoxic T cells?

A) B cells confer active immunity; cytotoxic T cells confer passive immunity. B) B cells kill pathogens directly; cytotoxic T cells kill host cells. C) B cells secrete antibodies against a pathogen; cytotoxic T cells kill pathogen-infected host cells. D) B cells carry out the cell-mediated response; cytotoxic T cells carry out the humoral response. E) B cells respond the first time a pathogen is present; cytotoxic T cells respond subsequent times.

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The number 6 carbon of mannose is exposed:

a. In the nucleus b. In the rough endoplasmic reticulum c. In the smooth endoplasmic reticulum d. In the medial phase of the Golgi e. None of the above

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The structures responsible for detecting linear movement relative to the pull of gravity are labeled __________ in Figure 43-2


a. 1 and 3
b. 4 and 6
c. 3 and 5
d. 1 and 6
e. 4 and 7

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Which of the following is unlikely to trigger degradation of a eukaryotic mRNA in the nucleus?

a. aberrant splicing b. presence of a nonsense codon c. lack of splicing d. misfolding of the mRNA e. lack of a poly(A) tail

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