Microsporidia have a unique organelle, the ________ ________ that is used to invade the host cell.

What will be an ideal response?


polar tube
polar filament

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publication dealt with the fact that many bird species in particular areas were not surviving because their shells were abnormally thin. The book title refers to the fact that with the decreasing bird populations, the springtime could indeed be “silent.” How would you go about discovering the cause of this anomaly? What changes do you think occurred as a result of Carson’s book?

What will be an ideal response?

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Determination is the process by which developmental fate of the cell is set

1.True 2.False

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Which of the following would increase the rate of blood flow through a blood vessel?

A) increased pressure of the blood entering the vessel B) decreased radius of the vessel C) increased length of the vessel D) increased viscosity of the blood E) constriction of the blood vessel

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The sensation of movement or dizziness persists, even after an individual stops spinning, due to the

continued:a. movement of perilymph through the cochlea. b. movement of the tectorial membrane over the organ of Corti. c. movement of otoliths through the cochlea. d. stimulation of hair cells by the statoliths. e. movement of endolymph through the semicircular canals.

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