The breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones

What will be an ideal response?


catabolism

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The requirements of a living system include:

A. raw materials and energy. B. catalysis of reactions. C. a selective barrier. D. biological information. E. All of these choices are correct.

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The greatest volume of blood is found in the:

a. aorta and arteries b. capillaries c. veins d. lungs e. heart

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What type of test would you use to determine whether observed data constitute evidence of genetic linkage or are simply a case of chance variation from expected values?

A) test cross B) two-point test cross C) three-point test cross D) chi-square analysis E) recombination frequency (r) calculation

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The size of a metabolizing cell is limited by its

A. surface area-to-volume ratio. B. nuclear size. C. function. D. extracellular matrix. E. genome size.

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