Which of the following is the largest component of the dry weight of a cell?

A. minerals
B. salts
C. organic compounds
D. inorganic compounds
E. water


Answer: C

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A. combinatorial control B. alternative splicing C. RNA editing

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Another term that could be used to describe the chemosensitive hairs of an olfactory sensory neuron would be:

A. dendrites. B. axons. C. axon collaterals. D. the cell body.

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CAP is said to be responsible for positive regulation of the lac operon because _____

A) CAP binds cAMP B) CAP binds to the CAP-binding site C) CAP prevents binding of the repressor to the operator D) CAP bound to the CAP-binding site increases the frequency of transcription initiation

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Visible light has a wavelength range of:

A. 0.001-100,000 nanometers. B. 200-740 nanometers. C. 400-740 nanometers. D. 200-800 nanometers. E. 200-400 nanometers.

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