Neutrophils engulf microbes by phagocytosis to fight an infection. Normally, they perform this function for some time but then die off. These dead cells and other foreign materials form pus. Which cells then clean up all the dead neutrophils?

A) eosinophils B) macrophages C) T lymphocytes D) other neutrophils


Answer: B

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A. translational control of gene expression during development. B. translational control of development. C. hierarchical control of gene regulation during development. D. maternal developmental effect. E. oocyte polarization.

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The indirect immunosorbent assay detects antibodies rather than antigens.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Plants have specific temperatures (or temperature ranges) that allow for maximum growth. A process by which heat from ________ is transferred from the sun to leaves helps give plants these ideal temperatures

A) convection B) evaporation C) conduction D) radiation

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The inheritance pattern in which the mother provides gene products to the developing egg cells is called

A. linkage. B. maternal inheritance. C. extranuclear inheritance. D. X inactivation. E. genomic imprinting.

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