When the hormone erythropoietin is released in response to low oxygen levels, where is it transported to stimulate red blood cell production?
A) kidney
B) spleen
C) red bone marrow
D) liver
E) throughout plasma
C
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techniques? a. 16 to 20 hours, ambient temperature, 5% to 7% CO2 b. 16 to 20 hours, 35°C, ambient air c. 20 to 24 hours, ambient temperature, 5% to 7% CO2 d. 20 to 24 hours, 35°C, ambient air
The site or natural environmental location in which the causative organism is normally found is called the ________.
A. carrier B. animate phase C. reservoir D. source
In bacterial and archaeal cells, the electron transport chain is located in the ________ whereas in eukaryotic cells, the electron transport chain is located in the ________.
A. plasma membrane; inner mitochondrial membrane B. plasma membrane; mitochondrial matrix C. inner mitochondrial membrane; outer mitochondrial membrane D. plasma membrane; outer mitochondrial membrane E. inner mitochondrial membrane; plasma membrane
Which of the following prokaryotic nutritional
groups use CO2 and sunlight to produce energy? a. photoautotrophs b. chemoautotrophs c. photoheterotrophs d. chemoheterotrophs e. all of these