Summarize the origins and functions of insulin in the body
What will be an ideal response?
Insulin is made by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets. Insulin allows the cells of the body to take up glucose.
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Inversions are most likely to affect an organism's phenotype
A) if one or both of the inversion's breakpoints lies within the transcribed region of a gene. B) if the inversion's breakpoints are on either side of a gene and its regulatory regions and the entire gene is reversed in the genome. C) if the inversion is pericentric. D) if the inversion is paracentric. E) if the inversion is small.
Where does the Calvin cycle take place?
A) stroma of the chloroplast B) thylakoid membrane C) interior of the thylakoid (thylakoid space) D) outer membrane of the chloroplast
On a short-term basis, water loss in plants may be controlled by the
A. opening the Casparian strips in the roots. B. closing of the stele in the roots. C. bending of the petioles on the leaves. D. opening of the stomata in the leaves to allow more carbon dioxide to enter. E. closing of the stomata in the leaves to limit transpiration.
T cells, a part of our body's defense mechanism, are found in the ________ gland
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