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The structure of octane, compound is insoluble in water and hydrophobic. What type of a bond is found in a molecule of octane? |
Only nonpolar covalent bond |
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Melanocytes use many enzymes to produce melanin. Based on their function, you would expect melanocytes in skin to have higher than usual number of |
Ribosomes |
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The oil from the sebaceous gland is produced by the following cell organelles |
The smooth endoreticulm |
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The process of photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complementary. During these energy conversions, some energy is |
Lost in the form heat |
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What is the likely origin of a chloroplast |
Photosynthetic prokaryotes that lived in eukaryotes |
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How many sex chromosomes are in a human gamete |
One |
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Most people afflicted with recessive disorders are born to parents who were |
Not affected at all by the disease |
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Which of the following would be least useful procedure to perform in determining whether or not this speciation has occurred |
Compare body shape from each population. |
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two groups of whales appear to be forming different species. One is eating fish while the other is eating mammals. Which of the following describes the type of speciation event that is occuring in these whales |
Sympatric speciation |
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What are the similarities in function of hummingbirds wings and the wings of a butterfly reflect |
Analogy but humology |
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Which of the following would a biologist describe a microevolution |
A change in the gene pool of a population from one generation |
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Human share several features with salamanders. Certain genes and proteins are nearly identical between the two species; both have four limbs with similar skeletal structure; the species' early embyros are similar; and where the salamander has a functional tail, human have a vestigial tailbone. In evolutionary terms, these are examples of |
Homology |
