Because carbon requires four additional electrons to fill its outermost shell, it has a natural tendency to form four covalent bonds with other atoms, making it an ideal element for forming structures in living cells
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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A. sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system B. spinal cord C. parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system D. somatic nervous system E. sensory pathways
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More stable than a hydrogen atom (atomic number 1)?
What will be an ideal response?
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Which of the following members of the genus Bacillus is currently used as a biological insecticide?
A. B. anthracis B. B. thuringiensis C. B. subtilis D. B. cereus
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Replication of the DNA occurs during
A) metaphase. B) prophase. C) telophase. D) anaphase. E) interphase.
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