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Q:

Which statement correctly describes the role of chance in evolution?

A) An allele that increases evolutionary fitness cannot be lost from a population by chance events. B) The ultimate source of new alleles is mutation, random changes in the nucleotide sequences of an organism's DNA
C) Evolutionary change proceeds by an accumulation of changes that occur by chance. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The ultimate source of new alleles is mutation, random changes in the nucleotide sequences of an organism's DNA

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Q:

Stress is a factor that contributes to heart disease risk.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

True, Stress is a factor that contributes to heart disease risk.


More factors that contributes to heart disease risk are blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, physical inactivity and overeating.

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Q:

A genus can best be defined as

A) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family B) a taxon composed of families
C) the most specific taxon D) a taxon comprised of classes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family

Explanation:

A genus can best be defined as a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family.

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Q:

In plants, chloroplasts are necessary for 

A) photosynthesis B) storage
C) cell movement D) respiration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) photosynthesis

Explanation:

Plants are producers, which means they make their own food. Chloroplasts are organelles found in eukaryotic and plant cells that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce food for the plant.

Plants use energy from sunlight to help make their food, but they need chloroplasts to do it.

 

Hence, in plants, chloroplasts are necessary for Photosynthesis.

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Q:

The principle of dominance states that

A) Some alleles are dominant, while others are recessive B) All alleles are recessive
C) All alleles are dominant D) Alleles are neither dominant nor recessive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Some alleles are dominant, while others are recessive

Explanation:

The principle of dominance states that some alleles are dominant, while others are recessive.

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Q:

All bones stop growing by the end of adolescence.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

The given statement "All bones stop growing by the end of adolescence" is a FALSE statement.

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Q:

What is the unit of heredity?

A) cell B) blood
C) gene D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) gene

Explanation:

Genes are units of heredity.

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Q:

Which of the following is a feature of leptin?

A) It acts primarily on the brain B) It is secreted by the brain and acts on fat cells
C) It is an enzyme D) It is usually deficient in thin people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is secreted by the brain and acts on fat cells

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