What term refers to the similarity between parents and offspring and what term refers to the lack of similarity between parents and offspring?

What will be an ideal response?


Heredity refers to the similarity between parents and offspring and the similarity of members of the same species. Variation refers to the lack of similarity between parents and offspring and members of the same species.

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The majority of ATP produced in cellular respiration is produced during

a. glycolysis. b. the Krebs cycle. c. the electron transport chain. d. fermentation. e. anaerobic processes.

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How does epithelial tissue differ from connective tissue, in structure and function?

What will be an ideal response?

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Light reaction takes place

A) stroma B) thylakoid C) cytoplasm D) mitochondria

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Action potentials move along axons _____

A) more slowly in axons of large than in small diameter B) by activating the sodium-potassium "pump" at each point along the axonal membrane C) more rapidly in myelinated than in non-myelinated axons D) by reversing the concentration gradients for sodium and potassium ions

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