Which of the following is an example of a mechanical barrier?
A) stomach acid
B) mucus
C) skin
D) lysozyme
E) antimicrobial peptides
Answer: B
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One of the strands in a DNA double helix has the nucleotide sequence 5'-ACCTGCTACGG-3'. What is the sequence of the complementary DNA strand?
What will be an ideal response?
Differentiate between configuration and conformation.
What will be an ideal response?
____ is NOT part of photosynthesis.
A. Trapping the sun's energy B. Converting glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate into usable energy C. Splitting water molecules D. Bonding carbon dioxide to ribulose