An example of a cellular slime mold is Physarum polycephalum
_________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F, Dictyostelium discoideum
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A. stem B. leaf C. root
A desert plant called Kalanchoe can reproduce, either with sexual reproduction through flowers, or asexually by budding off miniature leaf and root clusters from its leaves. When buds are produced, they land on the ground, take root, and grow, genetically identical to the original. If budding is used for several years, a large area may be covered with these descendents from the same original plant. The resulting population of plants will
A. automatically experience more genetic mutations, so that some of the plants will survive environmental change. B. None of the answer choices is correct. C. be more strongly able to adapt to environmental change, compared to the Kalanchoe that are reproducing sexually. D. not be as strongly able to adapt to environmental change, compared to the Kalanchoe that are reproducing sexually. E. adapt to environmental change, by shifting from asexual budding to conjugation, so they can sexually reproduce.
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Which drug produces a relaxing effect by blocking the receptors for glutamate?
A) Methamphetamine B) Cocaine C) Nicotine D) Caffeine E) Alcohol
How do arboviruses cause nervous system infections?
A) The virus is small enough to pass through the blood-brain barrier. B) The virus is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier by binding to transport proteins in the capillaries meant to be used for various nutrients. C) The virus invades and destroys the blood vessel cells that form the blood-brain barrier. D) The virus produces toxins that damage neuron connections. E) The virus gains entry into the CNS by hijacking neurons of the PNS.