When you suffer an injury, white blood cells near the injury site initiate the inflammatory response.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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There is evidence connecting excessive amounts of glutamate, an amino acid, with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. If a patient were put on a diet severely limiting carbohydrates and glutamate, would it disrupt the body’s ability to perform cellular metabolism?
a. Yes. Glutamate is intrinsic to energy production during low carbohydrate conditions. b. No. Glutamate is not a contributing factor in nutrition and would not be missed for energy production. c. No. The body has many other amino acids that can be fed into the citric acid cycle to continue to make ATP. d. Yes. Glutamate is an essential amino acid required by the body that must be acquired from nutrition.
A type of genetic flow called the founder effect occurs when a small number of individuals from a large population
form a Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Often, the second part of a scientific name is
a. a Latinized description of a particular trait b. the same as for other members of the same genus c. capitalized if it derives from a proper name d. different in different locations
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Once a person reaches maturity, cell division stops except to repair wounds. B. Cell division in an adult signifies cancer. C. Select cells throughout the body retain the ability to divide and replace themselves. D. Cells making up a multicellular individual are not considered to be individually “alive.” E. All cells retain the ability to divide even after the organism reaches maturity.