Smooth muscles in the stomach are capable of mechanical digestion.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Mechanical digestion occurs in the mouth by chewing and in the stomach by peristalsis of the stomach's smooth muscles.

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What conclusion was based on experiments with "maze-bright" and "maze-dull" rats?

A) An enriched environment increases maze-running ability only in dull rats. B) A poor environment adversely affects maze-running ability in both bright and dull rats. C) Maze-running ability is highly heritable and unaffected by environment. D) Maze-running ability is based entirely on environment and unaffected by genes.

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The __________ biome is found in states such as Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and other Midwestern

states, and is characterized by thick, rich soils, and a thick mat of sod. a. savannah b. tallgrass prairie c. taiga d. temperate deciduous forest e. chaparral

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Which hominoids may have given rise to the apes and humans?

a. Pan b. Pongo c. Aegyptopithecus d. Dryopithecines e. Australopithecus

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