Explain the basic difference between digitigrade and plantigrade locomotion.
What will be an ideal response?
Digitgrade is locomotion where the weight of the body is borne on the tips of the digits or toes. Plantigrade locomotion is when the entire foot is used for walking.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Complete the following reaction scheme indicating the reacting nucleotide and the corresponding product: glucose 1-phosphate + __________>__________ + pyrophosphate
Some cells are very large, seemingly in defiance of maintaining a large surface area to volume ratio
What are some strategies or adaptations that these cells may use in order to maintain a reasonable surface area to volume ratio?What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is a normal inhabitant of a cow's digestive tract that can cause harm to people when it contaminates ground beef?
A) Escherichia coli B) Yersinia pestis C) Streptococcus pneumoniae D) Borrelia burgdorferi E) Clostridium tetani