What endogenous process helps plants to keep their movements and other responses synchronized with the environment?  

A.  purine monitoring
B.  solar tracking
C.  a circadian clock
D.  auxin cycling
E.  gravitropism


C.  a circadian clock

Circadian rhythms relate the day-night cycle to the eukaryotic organism that has them.

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The same bacteria that are associated with periodontitis are associated with:

a. atherosclerosis b. the common cold c. influenza d. tuberculosis e. stomach ulcers

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A _____________ medium promotes the growth of a specific microbe while inhibiting the growth of certain other microbes.

A) differential B) selective C) general purpose D) nonsynthetic

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How many ATPs does the activation step require during a glycolysis energy production?

A) there are not enough ATPs available during this time so it requires 0 ATP. B) 36 ATPs C) 38 ATPs D) 2 ATPs

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