What is the function of the mitochondria?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: cellular respiration

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A radula is a specialized feeding organ used to scrape material off of food for ingestion, much like a cheese grater scrapes shreds off of a block of cheese. Snails, which have this structure, are thus which kind of feeder?

A) suspension feeder B) fluid feeder C) deposit feeder D) mass feeder

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The combination of ____ causes the gonads to secrete sex steroid hormones

a. estrogen and progesterone b. testosterone and oxytocin c. estrogen and FSH d. testosterone and LH e. FSH and LH

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What structures are divided during cytokinesis?

A. cytoplasm and organelles B. cell membrane and chromatin C. nuclei D. cytoplasm and chromosomes E. none of these

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How could you genetically modify an animal so that it would distinguish more shades of green?

A) Induce genes to produce a greater number of cone cells in the fovea. B) Introduce genes for different opsins that respond in the green region of the spectrum. C) Introduce genes to produce green fluid in the eyeball, because green fluids will not absorb green light. D) Induce increased production of cGMP to increase opening of cGMP-gated sodium channels.

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