In eukaryotes, mitochondria are the organelles primarily involved in?

What will be an ideal response?


Energy release/capture

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The accompanying figure shows a cross-section through the vascular cylinder of a(n) ____

a. monocot stem b. eudicot stem c. monocot root d. eudicot root e. eudicot leaf vein

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Which statement is NOT true?

a. Electrons closest to the nucleus are at the lowest energy level. b. No more than two electrons can occupy a single orbital. c. Electrons are unable to move out of the assigned orbital space. d. The innermost orbital holds two electrons. e. At the second energy level there are four possible orbitals with a total of eight electrons.

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Which statement best explains why modern Europeans, Asians, or Africans lack Denisovan DNA in their genome?

A. Denisovans never interbred with any population of Homo sapiens. B. Denisovans DNA was eliminated from those populations by strong purifying selection. C. Denisovans interbred only with the population whose ancestors are Melanesians. D. Neanderthal genes and Denisovan genes are incompatible, so modern populations have one or the other. E. Denisovans are an offshoot of hominins that are unrelated to modern humans.

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Which of the following infectious particles do not have protein in their structure?

A) bacteriophages B) prions C) animal viruses D) viroids E) both prions and viroids

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