Schwann cells are a type of neuroglia located outside of the brain.

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


True

Outside of the brain, Schwann cells are the type of neuroglia that encircle long nerve fibers and form a myelin sheath.

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A. book lungs B. a tracheal system C. gills D. a siphon E. villi

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In eukaryotic cells, the structure primarily responsible for the adherence of cells to surfaces in the environment and the formation of biofilms is the

A. glycocalyx. B. cilia. C. cell membrane. D. flagella. E. cell wall.

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What would be the frequency of pink flowers in a population where the allele frequency of CR is 0.4 and the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Assume that CR CR is red, CRCW is pink, and CwCw is white.

A. 0.16 or 16% B. 0.2 or 20% C. 0.8 or 80% D. 0.04 or 4% E. 0.48 or 48%

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