Blood slows down in arterioles due to the large cross-sectional area.

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

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If the heart has voltage gated K+ channels that are further activated by Ca++, what might be the value of this type of K+ channel?

What will be an ideal response?

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Mendel's dihybrid crosses, but not his monohybrid crosses, show that

A. some genes are linked together. B. the two alleles controlling a trait are divided equally among the gametes. C. alleles for different traits are inherited independently. D. one of the pair of alleles is dominant to the other. E. the crossing of two different homozygous forms will not produce any offspring in the first generation that will look like either of the parents.

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The process of alcoholic fermentation produces

A. alcohol only. B. alcohol and oxygen. C. alcohol and carbon dioxide. D. carbon dioxide and yeast. E. yeast and oxygen.

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