Where do terrestrial plants obtain the necessary carbon for photosynthesis?

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Plants obtain the majority of their carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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In general, when cytosine bases in CpG islands are methylated:

A. transcription is active and rapid. B. transcription is active, but slow. C. transcription is repressed. D. translation is active and rapid. E. translation is repressed.

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A mutation that occurs when a base is inserted into or deleted from a DNA sequence, completely altering the subsequent sequence of codons, is a

A) frameshift mutation. B) missense mutation. C) silent mutation. D) nonsense mutation.

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A cell cycle checkpoint for S phase would likely inhibit progression through the cell cycle if _____

a. there are not enough proteins for division to continue b. ATP supply in the cell is low c. there is DNA damage d. the temperature of the cell is too low e. surrounding cells are dividing

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Explain how carbon dioxide is transported through the bloodstream?

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