What is the main function of the colon?

A) to control nutrients it will send to the rest of the body
B) to absorb water and vitamin K
C) to complete the digestion of lipids
D) to digest and absorb carbohydrates


Answer: B

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Which statement is accurate regarding DNA technologies?

a. Humans have been successfully cloned. b. Germline gene therapy is used to treat genetic conditions in humans. c. Genetically engineered microorganisms constitute a large public concern. d. Possible problems associated with GMOs are a public concern. e. Bacterial cloning and animal cloning follow largely similar techniques.

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________ can be defined as the fraction of the variation in a population that is due to differences in genes

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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At puberty, an adolescent female body changes in both structure and function of several organ systems, primarily under the influence of changing concentrations of estrogens and other steroid hormones

How can one hormone, such as estrogen, mediate so many effects? A) Estrogen is produced in very large concentration by nearly every tissue of the body. B) Each cell responds in the same way when steroids bind to the cell surface. C) Estrogen is kept away from the surface of any cells not able to bind it at the surface. D) Estrogen binds to specific receptors inside many kinds of cells, each with different responses.

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The empirical formula for the structural formula below is



A. COH.
B. C4HO2.
C. CH2O.
D. CHO2.

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