Which of the following is a tough polymer that resists chemical and biological degradation?

a. sporopollenin
b. gynoecium
c. sporangium
d. strobili


a. sporopollenin

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What would happen if the body did not produce glucagon?

A. Cells of the body would keep on releasing glucose into the blood stream, even when glucose levels were high in the blood stream. B. Cells of the body would not release glucose into the blood stream when glucose levels were low in the blood stream. C. Cells of the body would keep on taking glucose from the bloodstream and storing it. D. Cells of the body would neither take in glucose from the bloodstream nor release it into the blood stream.

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Guppies preyed upon by Killifish are __

species.

a. type I b. K-selected c. type II d. r-selected e. more than one of these types of

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Someone who has just had a glass of wine will soon make less of this hormone

A) antidiuretic hormone B) renin C) aldosterone D) atrial natriuretic peptide

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