What does it mean to have a hierarchical system of classification?
What will be an ideal response?
In a hierarchical system of classification, such as Linnaeus devised, each level has a certain set of characteristics associated with it. As one moves from the kingdom level downward to the species level, the types of characteristics become more specific, with each level adding more descriptive information.
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A) hepatitis A virus B) hepatitis B virus C) hepatitis C virus D) hepatitis D virus
In which of the following laws did Mendel assert that one trait in a heterozygote will conceal the presence of another trait for the same characteristic?
a. law of dominance b. law of segregation c. law of dependent assortment d. law of incomplete dominance
The efferent arteriole leaving the glomerulus branches into:
a. afferent arterioles b. peritubular capillaries c. glomerular capillaries d. renal venules e. the renal vein
The first life-related and carbon-based
molecule was synthesized in vitro by a German chemist. What was that molecule?
a. starch b. fructose c. acetaldehyde d. urea e. rubisco