Besides structural support for the body, what function do bones serve?
A) They synthesize fat, a source of energy.
B) They provide sites for the storage of water.
C) They are compressible and flexible enough to act as shock absorbers.
D) They donate certain minerals when dietary levels are insufficient.
D
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Milkweed plants produce a variety of defenses (such as leaf hair and latex-filled canals) to deter herbivores. How can monarch caterpillars circumvent these obstacles? Select all correct choices
A. by mowing hairs off of milkweed leaves B. by cutting the midvein that transports latex through leaves C. by creating channels to divert the flow of latex D. by metabolizing chemical compounds (cardenolides) produced by milkweeds
The base analog 5-bromouracil can tautomerize. One tautomer behaves like thymine and the other behaves like cytosine. If 5-bromouracil is used as a mutagen, what is the minimum number of times replication must occur to mutate the codon for proline (CCC) into the codon for alanine (GCC)?
A) one generation B) two generations C) three generations D) 5-bromouracil cannot induce this mutation
Which statement best describes a typical food chain?
a. An owl has a positive impact on the grass population. b. An owl has a negative impact on the grass population. c. A carnivore has a negative effect on primary producers. d. Energy can flow back and forth between trophic levels. e. Energy is never lost as it moves from one trophic level to the next.
Production of sperm in males by the process of meiosis and maturation.
What will be an ideal response?