Which of the following is most important for retaining water in soil for use by plants?

a. sand
b. humus
c. clay
d. silt
e. rock


B

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A. the hormone B. the receptor C. conformational change in the receptor once bound to the hormone D. signal transduction E. the cell response

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Monosaccharides can be classified according to the spatial arrangement of their atoms.

a. true b. false

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The higher the proportion of water in an organ, the (higher/lower) the concentration of alcohol.

What will be an ideal response?

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You are studying a gene that has four exons and can undergo alternative splicing. Exon 1 has two alternatives, exon 2 has five alternatives, exon 3 has three alternatives, and exon 4 has four alternatives

If all possible splicing combinations were used, how many different splice isoforms could be produced for this gene? (a) 22 (b) 30 (c) 60 (d) 120

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