The _____ shrinks in size after puberty

a. pancreas c. pineal gland
b. pituitary d. thymus


D

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A single bad gene can cause someone to smell like a rotten fish. Which of the following best supports this statement?

a. As long as a person has at least one normal version of the FMO3 gene, he/she will not suffer from Fish Odor Syndrome. b. There is no particular gene that can cause a person to smell like a rotten fish; personal hygiene is not inherited. c. If a child does not have a parent with fish odor syndrome, then they automatically cannot acquire the syndrome. d. A person with fish odor syndrome will always have at least one child with fish odor syndrome. e. If a person who is a carrier of the fish odor allele has a child with someone who is not a carrier, the child will only smell slightly of rotten fish.

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Which pathway generates the most ATP?

a. fermentation b. glycolysis c. photosynthesis d. Kreb's cycle e. electron transport chain

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A population's demographics include its

a. size. b. age. c. structure. d. density. e. all of these.

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