An increase in the white cell count is called

What will be an ideal response?


Leukocytosis

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If anaerobic pathways follow glycolysis,

a. CO2 will be one of the products as pyruvate is converted to lactate. b. the two NADH molecules produced during glycolysis will (depending on the organism) be used to reduce pyruvate to either lactate or ethanol and CO2. c. ATP will be required to convert pyruvate to either lactate or ethanol and CO2. d. oxidative phosphorylation occurs either on the plasma membrane or on derivatives of the plasma membrane. e. none of these will occur.

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Labeling.Label the parts of the model animal cell.

A. Nuclear envelope B. Nucleolus C. DNA in nucleoplasm D. Nucleus E. Ribosomes F. Rough ER G. Smooth ER H. Golgi body I. Lysosome J. Plasma membrane K. Pair of centrioles L. Mitochondrion M. Intermediate filaments N. Microfilaments O. Microtubules P. Cytoskeleton components

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Complement proteins can do all of the following except

A) enhance phagocytosis by innate immune cells by attaching to cell invaders. B) help trigger the inflammatory response. C) attack cancer and virus-infected cells after they are released by natural killer cells. D) act as chemical signals to recruit more immune cells to the site of infection.

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During axonal projection, multiple axons cluster together using (A)__________. This process is known as (B)__________.

a. (A) extracellular matrix (ECM) (B) cell migration b. (A) extracellular matrix (ECM) (B) fasciculation c. (A) cell adhesion molecule (CAM) (B) cell migration d. (A) cell adhesion molecule (CAM) (B) fasciculation

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