What are the short retinal photoreceptors responsible for color vision called?

A. Rods
B. Cones
C. Bipolar cells
D. Ganglion cells
E. Glial cells


Answer: B

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A. Fibrinopeptides, because they have changed the most over that time period. B. A histone gene, because it has changed relatively little over that time. C. Fibrinopeptides, because they have changed relatively little over that time. D. A histone gene, because it has changed the most over that time period. E. Hemoglobin, because of its moderate rate of change.

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The base of a biomass pyramid is the smallest for ecosystems ____

a. in the desert b. in forest habitats c. in tundra habitats d. in the sea e. in prairie habitats

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a) oxygen. b) carbon dioxide. c) sulfur granules. d) hydrogen sulfide.

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A tube that is 50% darkened in the Bile esculin test most likely contains which of the following streptococcal species?

A) S. agalactiae B) S. pneumoniae C) S. equisimilis D) E. faecalis

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