The greatest danger of pneumothorax is ___________

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


Answer: collapsing a lung

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A distinctive feature of eukaryotes is the organization of tightly packaged chromosomal DNA with proteins into a membrane-bound structure called a:

A. nucleolus. B. cell. C. nucleus. D. plasma membrane.

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Some cells within a female will have a condensed paternal X chromosome and some cells within the same individual will have a condensed maternal X chromosome. Explain how this occurs

What will be an ideal response?

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Jane and Tom are worried about their newborn baby who has just begun to nurse, but chokes and turns blue whenever she is fed. Their baby most likely has a defect in her ________.

A. tongue muscles B. muscle in the lower two-thirds of her esophagus C. soft palate D. muscle in the upper-third of her esophagus E. epiglottis

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Cells are surrounded by water, with which they are mostly filled. Which of the following occurs as a result?

a. Waste products produced by cell metabolism can be easily removed. b. A variety of nutrient molecules is readily available as dissolved solutes. c. The temperature of living things tends to change relatively slowly. d. All of the listed responses are correct.

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