In experiments with Caenorhabditis elegans by Anderson and colleagues (2011 ), the relationship between physiological performance and temperature was measured. This type of measurement is termed a ________
A) thermal regulation distribution
B) thermal fitness curve
C) thermal performance curve
D) reproductive success curve
E) behavioral fitness curve
C
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An organism that carries out cellular respiration in its mitochondria:
A. may be a cell from a terrestrial plant. B. may be a prokaryotic cell from the domain Arcahea. C. is a bacterium. D. may be any kind of cell.
The challenges in movement experienced by people with Parkinson disease are due to loss of dopamine-secreting neurons in which of the following areas?
A. medulla oblongata B. cerebellum C. thalamus D. basal nuclei E. somatosensory cortex
Which answer best describes energy flow in biological systems?
a. glucose --> G3P --> NADH --> ATP b. bacteria --> archaea --> plants --> animals c. NAD+ --> NADH --> ADP --> ATP d. G3P --> glucose --> ATP --> NAD+ e. pyruvate oxidation --> glycolysis --> fermentation --> citric acid cycle
Cholesterol is taken up into most cells of the body by
a. phagocytosis. b. receptor-mediated endocytosis. c. simple diffusion. d. caveolae formation.