Carbohydrates are built from ______.

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


Answer: Sugars

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In eukaryotes, acetyl-CoA synthesis takes place in the:

A. cytoplasm. B. outer mitochondrial membrane. C. inner mitochondrial membrane. D. intermembrane space of mitochondria. E. mitochondrial matrix.

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In a phylogenetic tree, a node or branching point represents:

A. the common ancestor from which the descendent species diverged. B. the species in the fossil record from which the descendent species diverged. C. one of the descendent species in the phylogeny. D. the ancestral species from which all species in the phylogeny arose. E. A node could be any of these, depending on the nature of the phylogenetic tree.

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A pharmaceutical company is researching potential drugs that would allow patients to grow stronger nails and hair. The company is considering the purchase of a patent for a molecule that has been shown to significantly accelerate the growth of microtubules in eukaryotic cells and has hired you as a consultant before patent negotiations have begun. What advice should you give?

a. The company should not purchase this patent because the rate at which microtubules grow is inversely proportional to their overall strength. b. The company should not purchase this patent because it is extraordinarily unlikely that the results will transfer to prokaryotic cells. c. The company should not purchase this patent because keratin fibers are not microtubules but rather intermediate filaments. d. The company should purchase this patent because microtubule growth is the largest inhibiting factor for nail and hair strength.

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Resolution improves when the wavelength of the illuminating light decreases.

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

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