The hypothalamus maintains homeostasis and regulates temperature control, water balance, and carbohydrate metabolism.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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A) atomic mass. B) the subscript number following the chemical symbol. C) the atomic number. D) the charge of the atom. E) the chemical symbol.
Which of these is a method evolved by angiosperms to attract pollinators to their flowers?
A. colorful petals B. scent C. nectar D. All of these are correct.
Morphological characteristics are widely used for taxonomic classifications because they are ____
a. the most likely indicators of evolutionary relationships b. the most likely to represent reproductive isolation among groups c. easy to assess in living, preserved, or fossilized specimens
d. always the exact phenotypic expression of genotypes e. indicative of genetic relatedness