Starvation in the uterus increases the risk in adulthood of developing

A) heart and blood vessel disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
B) alcoholism.
C) eating disorders and social anxiety disorder.
D) post traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss.


A) heart and blood vessel disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.

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The human genome 

A. has no foreign DNA because it is excised by DNase. B. has a very small amount of foreign DNA, mostly in the end caps (telomeres) of chromosomes. C. has a lot of foreign DNA, mostly in the end caps (telomeres) of chromosomes. D. has a lot of foreign DNA scattered throughout the genome, including transposons.

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Polygenic inheritance may result in a continuum of phenotypes because

A. the genes that are involved can be considered to be co-dominant B. the alleles for each gene are either completely dominant or recessive. C. there is a low environmental effect. D. there is a high environmental effect.

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Herbivores may also be referred to as

A) producers. B) quaternary consumers. C) primary consumers. D) carbohydrate consumers. E) autotrophs.

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Which of the following is a defining characteristic that all protocells had in common?

A) the ability to synthesize enzymes B) a surrounding membrane or membrane-like structure C) RNA genes D) the ability to replicate RNA

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