Opsonins are antimicrobial peptides that play an important role in the innate immunity of the

mammalian intestinal tract.



Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: F, defensins

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Unlike processing of the primary transcript, RNA editing occurs at the level of mRNA

A. true B. false

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A tendon is an extension of ___ tissue

a. dense connective b. loose connective c. bony d. epithelial e. muscle

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Match the symbol on the left with its description on the right

A) y-intercept of a Lineweaver–Burk plot B) turnover number C) Michaelis–Menten constant D) maximum velocity E) substrate concentration F) slope of a Michaelis–Menten plot 1) Km 2) kcat 3) Vmax 4) [S] 5) Km/Vmax 6) 1/Vmax

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