Sickle cell anemia is a disease that causes red blood cells to become crescent-shaped and become lodged in capillaries. This disease directly affects a connective tissue.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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The formation of ____ is the final step in the transformation of light energy into the chemical energy of a biologically usable form

a. DNA b. glucose c. RNA d. ATP

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The filtrate that drips from the renal papillae into the calyces

A. has a higher concentration of waste products (urea) than the original filtrate. B. may have lost up to 99% of its original volume. C. is called urine. D. has a higher concentration of waste products (urea) than the original filtrate, may have lost up to 99% of its original waste, and is called urine. E. None of these choices is correct.

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Most of the body's water output is in the form of

A. feces. B. urine. C. sweat. D. exhaled air.

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The type of bone that is adapted to withstand stresses that arrive from many directions is ________ bone

A) spongy B) trabeculae C) compact D) lamellar E) irregular

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