The release of which hormone from the posterior pituitary causes the initial contractions of the smooth muscle in the uterus?

a. estrogen
b. prostaglandins
c. oxytocin
d. prolactin


c. oxytocin

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Srb and Horowitz’s research led to the ____ hypothesis, which has since been modified to the ____ hypothesis

a. one gene-one enzyme; one gene-one polypeptide b. one gene-one polypeptide; one gene-one enzyme c. one gene-one protein; one gene-one enzyme d. one gene-one polypeptide; one gene-one protein

e. one gene-one enzyme; one gene-one protein

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Why is it wiser (ecologically and economically) to eat a diet with more plants in it than one with more meat?

What will be an ideal response?

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Who postulated the idea that there are "living things" smaller than bacteria (that were not able to be filtered out of solution), and proposed the term "virus"?

A) Louis Pasteur B) D. Ivanovski and M. Beijerinck C) Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch D) Carl Woese

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