Which of the following statements is true regarding the pituitary gland? Select all correct choices
A. it is composed of two glands
B. it serves as a "control center" for the
endocrine system
C. it produces hormones that can target the
kidneys
D. it receives information from the
hypothalamus
E. it could be considered part of the nervous
system
A,B,C,D,E
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a. inhibitory pathway b. stimulating pathway c. negative feedback loop d. positive feedback loop e. triggering signal
Short segments of newly synthesized DNA are joined into a continuous strand by _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In biology, an evolutionary innovation is also referred to as a
a. derived character b. taxonomic group c. molecular clock d. physical similarity
Eastern and western meadowlarks look almost identical and sometimes inhabit the same areas of prairies. They recognize members of their own species by distinctive songs and thus do not breed with each other. This is an example of:
A) ecological isolation. B) no isolation mechanism. C) behavioral isolation. D) geographic isolation.