NLN PAX SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2022 RATED A

NLN PAX SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2022 RATED A Document Content and Description Below NLN PAX SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2022 RATED A autotrophs organisms that produce their own food from inorganic substances (plants) heterotrophs obtain their food from consumi ng other plants and animals primary consumers omnivores and herbivores secondary consumers carnivores tertiary consumers carnivores that eat other carnivores decomposers bacteria and fungi biotic living parts of the ecosystem abiotic nonliving influences (temperature, humidity, soil) photosynthesis carbon dioxide + water + light energy -> carbohydrates + oxygen angiosperms responsible for reproduction structure of a flower segregation codominance when traits do not show a pattern of dominance and there are a mixture of two traits how many chromosomes do humans have? 46 chromosomes what are nucleotides composed of? phosphate, deoxyribose, and a nitrogenous base How does RNA differ from DNA? it is single stranded, has the sugar ribose in place of deoxyribose, and replaces thymine with uracil what are the common stains used on specimens? lugol's solution, methylene blue, and wright's stain independent variable (x- axis) changed by the experimenter what enzyme is found in saliva? amylase amylase breaks down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules what is gastric juice made up of? hydrochloric acid and protea