Motor neurons, which tell muscles to move, leave the spinal cord through the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


ventral root

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You and your neighbor each have a holly bush in your yards. You carefully water and care for your bush, but it fails to produce berries. Your neighbor, on the other hand, neglects his holly, yet it produces gorgeous red berries each year. Finally, in frustration, you replace your holly with a rose bush. The next year, your neighbor’s holly bush has no berries at all. What happened?  

A.  Roses compete for the same insect pollinators as holly bushes. B.  Holly plants are dioecious. Yours was a male that was needed to pollinate the neighbor’s female. C.  Roses secrete a chemical that inhibits the reproduction of neighboring plants. D.  The neighbor’s bush became infected with the same disease that yours had. Clarify Question What is the key concept addressed by the question? What type of thinking is required? Gather Content What do you already know about dioecious plants? What other information is related to the question? Choose Answer  Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer? Reflect on Process Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

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All eukaryotes have a membrane-delimited nucleus.

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

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Which of the following statements comparing hemidesmosomes with desmosomes is TRUE?

A. Both hemidesmosomes and desmosomes associate with integrin, but not cadherin molecules. B. Hemidesmosomes are anchorage junctions but desmosomes are not. C. Hemidesmosomes interact with actin filaments while desmosomes interact with intermediate filaments. D. Hemidesmosomes are found in plant cells while desmosomes are found in animal cells. E. Hemidesmosomes anchor cells to the ECM while desmosomes anchor cells to other cells.

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A vaccine works by

A) inhibiting bacterial replication. B) stimulating the immune system. C) inhibiting viral replication. D) preventing the translation of mRNA.

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