How do animals living in the deep sea tolerate the high pressure and low temperature of these depths?
What will be an ideal response?
The animals of the deep have overcome this problem by making it a non-issue. Simply put, they have made their internal body pressures equal to those of the outside environment, thereby preventing collapse. In addition, their body temperatures resemble those of the external water.
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A 1,4-glycosidic linkage would refer to which one of the following?
A. hydrogen bonding between carbon 1 and carbon 4 within a monosaccharide B. the covalent bond between the 1' carbon of one nucleotide and the 4' carbon of a second nucleotide C. the covalent bond between amino acid 1 in one protein and amino acid 4 in a second protein D. hydrogen bonding among the four bases in double-stranded DNA E. the covalent bond between carbon 1 of one monosaccharide and carbon 4 of a second monosaccharide
What is the most common cause of kidney failure?
a. long-term high-dose aspirin b. chronic high blood pressure and diabetes c. genetic predisposition d. pesticides e. lead
A serious decrease in production of ADH will lead to
a. pituitary gigantism. b. acromegaly. c. diabetes mellitus. d. severe water loss. e. cretinism.
In the development of a plant's ovule, the result is a gametophyte made up of
A) seven cells: six haploid cells and one cell with two nuclei. B) seven diploid cells and one haploid cell. C) eight haploid, uninucleate cells. D) seven binucleate cells and one haploid cell.