Scuba divers breathe a nitrogen-oxygen mixture rather than pure compressed oxygen in order to avoid what condition?

A) Caisson disease
B) Rapture of the deep
C) Oxygen toxicity
D) Hypoxemic hypoxia
E) The bends


C

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The enzyme ________ unzips and unwinds the DNA molecule.

DNA polymerase helicase primase DNA ligase unzipase

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Which of the following accurately describes the inorganic phosphates (Pi) of the body fluids?

A. They are not a significant component of nucleic acids. B. They participate in the activation of some enzymes. C. They are not necessary in the linking of endergonic with exergonic reactions. D. They form crystals with calcium in the presence of calsequestrin. E. They are not important for cell membrane structure.

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The proximal convoluted tubule is

A. the site of glucose and amino acid reabsorption. B. impermeable to water. C. the site of water secretion. D. lined with epithelial cells that lack microvilli. E. permeable to water if ADH is present.

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