Maintaining the carbon dioxide constant while increasing plasma bicarbonate concentration is the way the body compensates for _______________ (respiratory or metabolic?) _____________ (acidosis or alkalosis?)

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respiratory acidosis

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A group of at least 20 plasma proteins that normally circulate in an inactive state and are a major mechanism for destroying foreign substances in the body are referred to as ________

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which of the following are true statements about the genetic code? check all that apply.

a) each codon in the genetic code can stand for two or more amino acids b) the genetic code relates mRNA codons to protein structure c) the genetic code allows 20 amino acid to be coded by only 4 different nucleotides d) the genetic code is expressed as three-nucleotide long sequences called codons

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What is the role of the red nuclei?

A. responding to loud noises and bright lights B. part of the auditory pathways in the CNS C. carries sensory information to the brain D. unconscious regulation and coordination of motor activities

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cellular eating, includes pseuodopods, amoeboid movement, food vacuole formation

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