Bony fish evolved ________ to help keep them afloat.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


swim bladders

Bony fish evolved swim bladders to help keep them afloat.

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A.  O2 B.  H20 C.  SO4 D.  H2S

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An individual whose resident normal microbiota overgrows the other indigenous organisms resulting in disease may be a result of:

a. the patient has received antibiotic treat-ment killing off some of the protective resident microbiota. b. become immunocompromised or unable to fight off infection in normal conditions. c. maybe suffering from a debilitating dis-ease resulting in a decreased balance be-tween normal microbiota and pathogenic organisms. d. all of the scenarios are potentially asso-ciated with the development of disease.

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Hemophilia A is an X-linked recessive disorder. If a normal man marries a woman who is a carrier, what fraction of their sons will have hemophilia? Select one:

a. 0% b. 75% c. 50% d. 100% e. 25%

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The resting potential across a typical neuron membrane is approximately ____ inside relative to outside.

A. ?70 microvolts B. ?70 millivolts C. ?70 volts D. +70 millivolts E. +70 megavolts

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