Does a frog need a consciousness to behave like a frog? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
No, a frog without a forebrain (conscious mind) can still sit, right itself, and swim like a frog. This is because much of the basic behavior of a vertebrate animal is instinctive. Forebrain-dead patients in hospitals likewise possess behavior that we recognize as distinctly human.
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In a relaxed skeletal muscle _____
A) thick and thin filaments overlap to the greatest extent possible B) sarcomeres are at their shortest length C) calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum D) the Z lines are farthest apart
In photosynthesis, ATP is made by
A. the Krebs cycle. B. the passing of electrons from photosystem I to an electron transport chain. C. chemiosmosis. D. glycolysis. E. the Calvin cycle.
A derived character that is shared by all members of a clade is called a ________ of that clade.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A. industrial microbiology. B. epidemiology. C. immunology. D. abiogenesis. E. antisepsis.