Describe at least 3 physiological adaptations in pinnipeds that enable them to dive deep

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They exhale before diving, slow their metabolism by 20% and reduce heart rate. Blood is redistributed to vital organs such as the brain and heart to maintain their essential functions. The other organs do not need to fully function on a dive.

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Which of the following features are characteristic of fungi?

A) Cell walls, photosynthesis, and usually filamentous bodies B) No cell walls, parasitic, heterotrophic C) Cell walls, chemosynthetic, heterotrophic D) No cell walls, feeding by absorption, chemosynthesis E) Cell walls, feeding by absorption, and usually filamentous bodies

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Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Phenols are commonly used in hospitals to sterilize critical equipment. 2. Catabolic reactions are hydrolytic and exergonic while anabolic reactions are biosynthetic and endergonic. 3. Ribozymes are enzymes which are made of protein but only work on RNA molecules as substrates.

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Vertebrate bone consists primarily of a crystalline mixture of which two substances?

A. Ca2+, PO4- B. Ca2+, SO4- C. Ca2+, Cl2 D. Na+, Cl- E. Adenosine, PO4-

Biology & Microbiology