Which one of the following is the photosensitive protein that converts the energy of photons into electrical signals in the receptor cell?

A. opsin
B. retinal
C. chlorophyll
D. organ of Corti


A

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A. 25% chance of being IAIA. B. 50% chance of being IAIA. C. 75% chance of being IAIA. D. 25% chance of being IAIB. E. 50% chance of being IBIB.

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The membrane potential of a neuron is defined as the ____

a. measured capacity of a neuron to create an electrical impulse b. voltage in the neuron plasma membrane c. threshold potential of a neuron d. the electric gradient across a neuron’s plasma membrane e. amount of voltage it takes to stimulate a neuron to fire

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Which genetic condition can be described as the inheritance of the heterozygous phenotype, which is expressed as an intermediate between the dominant and recessive alleles?

A) dominance B) codominance C) incomplete dominance D) epistasis

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Streak plates are most useful in

A) isolating individual cells. B) allowing colony morphology to be observed. C) separating different organisms. D) all of the above.

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