Which one of the following would be the effect of salty environments on plants?

A. loss of water
B. damage to membranes
C. uptake of salt that causes toxicity
D. water intake that causes turgid cells
E. damage to plant proteins


B. damage to membranes

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A) DNA ancestry tests must be performed on blood to be accurate. B) DNA ancestry tests only work on females, because only they have mtDNA. C) the DNA sequences identified in ancestry tests do not reflect input from all lineages. D) the testing labs do not test for Native American Y chromosome sequences.

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Which of the following contributed to the growth in human population that began about 11,000 years ago?

a. sidestepping limiting factors b. increased carrying capacity c. all of the choices d. geographic expansion

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Photorespiration is a wasteful process that could be largely avoided if rubisco would bind only CO2

__________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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When heterozygotes are favored over homozygotes __________ selection occurs

a. stabilizing b. directional c. disruptive d. frequency-dependent e. abnormal

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