Which component of the blood is most important for clotting?

A. plasma
B. platelets
C. leukocytes
D. erythrocytes
E. All of the choices listed for this question are important for clotting.


Answer: B

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A) Pollen tubes grow in response to a cytokinin produced by the carpel. B) Pollen tubes grow in response to abscisic acid. C) The growing pollen tube produces ethylene. D) The growing pollen tube produces auxins and/or gibberellins.

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How large is the human genome?

A) 3 million base pairs B) 1 trillion base pairs C) 3.2 billion base pairs D) 1 million base pairs E) 10 billion base pairs

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