When blood glucose is low, alpha cells secrete

__________, which calls for glycogen breakdown
and glucose release by the liver. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: glucagon

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Movement of the chromosomes during anaphase would be most affected by a drug that prevents _____

A) nuclear envelope breakdown B) elongation of microtubules C) shortening of microtubules D) formation of a cleavage furrow

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A. nonpolar covalent bonds. B. phosphodiester bonds. C. peptide bonds. D. ionic bonds.

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While conducting a survey of biodiversity in Guam, you discover a rare plant with large, conspicuous conelike reproductive structures that are red in color.  Taking a cross-section of an aboveground root, you notice a conspicuous blue-green ring just beneath the root surface.  This plant is most likely a

A. conifer. B. cycad. C. eudicot. D. Ginkgo. E. monocot.

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