The term for an environmental contaminant that causes potential harm to living organisms is

A) pollutant.
B) hazard.
C) runoff.
D) compound.


Answer: A

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term ophthalmomyitis into its component parts?

A. oph/thal/mo/my/itis B. oph/thalmo/my/itis C. oph/thalmo/myitis D. ophthalmo/my/itis E. ophthalmo/myitis

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Provide a brief description about the goals of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.

What will be an ideal response?

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In the presynaptic terminal of neuronal cells, the immediate trigger to release a neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft is

A) a drop in cytosolic Ca2+. B) a drop in cytosolic K+. C) a rise in cytosolic Ca2+. D) a drop in cytosolic Mg2+. E) a rise in cytosolic K+. F) a rise in cytosolic Mg2+.

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