Compare and contrast the three types of muscle tissue. What will be an ideal response?
Concepts to Consider: Skeletal--voluntary control; attached to bones; long fibers; striations;
multinucleated; contract rapidly, but does not sustain contraction for long periods. Smooth--
involuntary control; spindle-shaped cells with single nucleus; present in walls of hollow organs and
blood vessels. Cardiac--involuntary control; tissue of the heart; striations; fibers branched with
intercalated discs.
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Which of the following factors is NOT a
density-independent factor?
a. earthquakes b. snowstorms c. competition d. hurricanes e. tsunamis
Since mice embryos with loss-of-function Hox mutations result in homeotic alterations, then introduction of such a mutation might cause __________
A) ribs on normally rib-less vertebrae B) pointed rather than rounded ears C) a change in fur coloration along the dorsal midline D) behavioral alterations causing limb shaking E) paralysis of hindlimbs but not forelimbs
The most common molecules in cellular membranes are the
a. glycolipids. b. phospholipids. c. cholesterol molecules. d. proteins.