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Blood is

A) alkaline B) neutral
C) like a buffer D) acidic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) alkaline

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Which observation proves that a cell is a eukaryote?

A) It contains DNA B) It contains ribosomes
C) It has a cell membrane D) It has DNA inside a nucleus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It has DNA inside a nucleus

Explanation:

Eukaryotic cells all have a nucleus. Eukaryotes are organisms that are multicellular, although there are some examples of single cellular eukaryotes. So eukaryotic cells can be either cell with a nucleus or a eukaryotic organism's cell.

The most important feature to judge whether it has nucleus membrane.

And for other choices, they are the common features of eukaryote and prokaryote.

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Which best describes transformation in bacteria?

A) Bacteria take DNA from their environment. B) Bacteria inject DNA into another cell.
C) Bacteria lie dormant for many weeks. D) Bacteria transfer DNA with a bacteriophage.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bacteria take DNA from their environment.

Explanation:

"Bacteria take DNA from their environment" is what best describes transformation in bacteria.

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The water readily available to plants for absorption by roots is

A) Gravitational water B) Rain water
C) Hygroscopic water D) Capillary water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Capillary water

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Which of the following is an endocrine gland?

A) Mammary glands B) Apocrine sweat glands
C) Reproductive glands D) Salivary glands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reproductive glands

Explanation:

Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

 

The major glands of the endocrine system include:

pineal gland,

pituitary gland,

pancreas,

ovaries,

testes,

thyroid gland,

parathyroid gland,

hypothalamus and

adrenal glands.

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One reason the skeletal system is important is because

A) the skeletal system creates the connective tissue and tendons that allow the body to move B) the skeletal system is responsible for controlling functions of the entire body
C) without the skeletal system, an individual would not have enough calcium to live D) the skeletal system is solely responsible for housing the body's immune system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the skeletal system creates the connective tissue and tendons that allow the body to move

Explanation:

One reason the skeletal system is important is because the skeletal system creates the connective tissue and tendons that allow the body to move.

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Which of the following occurred in the presence of tetrodotoxin?

A) The number of action potentials decreased. B) The size of the action potential increased.
C) The number of action potentials increased. D) The size of the action potential decreased.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The number of action potentials decreased.

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Light compensation zone refers to

A) where light is available in plenty B) where light is maximum
C) beyond which light does not penetrate D) where all light is used
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) beyond which light does not penetrate

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