Mattie thinks she should use nicotine patches because they are safe. How can you convince her otherwise, given the information in this chapter?
What will be an ideal response?
Nicotine in any form will increase the heart rate, narrow the blood vessels, and cause the platelets to stick together. All of these activities will increase her risk of heart attack or stroke. Nicotine is also highly addictive.
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Experiments with bacteria and ____________________ offered solid evidence that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), not protein, is the hereditary material.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Methanogens are a type of archaea found in various habitats on the planet, including deep-sea vents in the deepest parts of the ocean. They produce methane gas by reducing carbon dioxide, using hydrogen gas under anaerobic conditions. Given these characteristics, methanogens are a type of _____________________.
A) Chemoheterotroph B) Symbiotic microbe C) Saprobe D) Photoautotroph E) Chemoautotroph
The ability to isolate and produce many copies of specific ____________________ molecules had a great impact on many areas of genetic research
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Life is possible because living cells maintain themselves in a steady state, with most of their reactions
A) far from thermodynamic equilibrium. B) near thermodynamic equilibrium. C) conserving energy. D) conserving matter. E) conserving energy and matter.