What is the state of reduced metabolic activity common to animals that hibernate and estivate?

a. sapor
b. stupor
c. torpor
d. tepor


c. torpor

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At the tip of each branch, the ____________ cover(s) the shoot apical meristem

A. bundle sheath B. leaf primordia C. flower bud D. node E. internode

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External stimuli can result in prevention of binding of transcription factors by which elements?

a. distal control elements b. DNA bending proteins c. repressors d. promoters

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Which statement best supports why animals most likely evolved in the ocean?

a. The ocean water provided buoyanc

b. They did not require a skeleton for support. c. Internal fluid and salt balance was easy to maintain. d. Reproduction was independent of internal fertilization. e. The changeable temperature facilitated natural selection.

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What is the driving force of energy production in steps 6 and 7?

a. The reduction of three-carbon compounds b. The reduction of NAD+ to NADH c. The oxidation of three-carbon compounds e. The energy potential of a proton gradient

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