All of the following are ways in which blood functions to maintain homeostasis in the human body EXCEPT which one?
A) moving carbon dioxide away from cells following completion of aerobic metabolism
B) conducting action potentials that originate in the nervous system to help with cell-cell communication
C) transporting amino acids and other nutrients derived from digestion to all tissues in the body
D) transporting hormones and other chemical messengers throughout the body from their point of secretion to their targets
E) regulating the pH of body fluids
B
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a. These species are all birds and could fly between the continents. b. These species are all fish that washed up on shores around the world. c. These fossils are from species that lived when supercontinents existed. d. Fossils from any species are only found on one continent.
Sea lions can live into their thirties and produce no more than one pup per year. A sea lion is a(n) ____ species
a. type II b. opportunistic c. K-selected d. r-selected e. type III
In humans, the term embryo refers to the following period of time: ____
a. from the ninth week after fertilization until birth b. from the eighth week after fertilization until birth c. from fertilization until the ninth week after fertilization d. from 2 to 10 weeks after fertilization e. from 2 to 8 weeks after fertilization
The intricate structure of a DNA molecule involves two strands of DNA running parallel to one another in the same direction
A) True B) False