The interaction of frequent fire and recurrent drought combine to maintain both forest and prairie under identical climatic conditions in the midwestern United States.

a. true
b. false


Ans: a. true

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The R and S genes are linked and 10 map units apart. In the cross R s / r S × r s / r s what fraction of the progeny will be R S / r s?

A) 5% B) 10% C) 25% D) 40% E) 45%

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The Krebs cycle occurs in the mitochondria. There are nine biochemical reactions involved in the Krebs cycle, and they are highly ordered. Select the correct order from the following choices. (Note: These are abbreviated and do not show NAD, ADP, ATP, or FAD.)

A. acetyl-CoA joins the Krebs cycle and unites with oxaloacetate ? which forms alpha-ketoglutarate ? forming citrate ? which forms succinyl-CoA ? which forms succinate ? which forms fumarate ? which forms malate ? which forms oxaloacetate B. acetyl-CoA joins the Krebs cycle and unites with oxaloacetate ? forming citrate ?which forms alpha-ketoglutarate ? which forms succinyl-CoA ? which forms succinate ? which forms malate ? which forms fumarate ? which forms oxaloacetate C. acetyl-CoA joins the Krebs cycle and unites with oxaloacetate ? forming citrate ? which forms beta-ketoglutarate ? which forms succinyl-CoA ? which forms succinate ? which forms fumarate ? which forms malate ? which forms oxaloacetate D. acetyl-CoA joins the Krebs cycle and unites with oxaloacetate ? forming citrate ? which forms alpha-ketoglutarate ? which forms succinyl-CoA ? which forms succinate ? which forms fumarate ? which forms malate ? which forms oxaloacetate

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________ provides the energy required for voluntary muscle contraction in an individual's body

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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