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1. WhichpartofDNAistranscribedintomessengerRNA?
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e. Regulatory
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and
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GenomicsBloom’sLevel:2.Understanding
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2. Genomicsistheanalysisof nm nm nm nm
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b. regulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganismandaspecies.
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c. codingandregulatoryDNAsequencesforaspecies.
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d. codingandregulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganism.
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e. codingandregulatoryDNAofanindividualorganismoraspe
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and
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3. WhichofCamilloGolgi’scontributionsenabledSantiagoRamón yCajaltomak
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b. IdentifyingtheorganellelatercalledtheGolgiapparatus nm nm nm nm m
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c. Developmentofastainingmethodbasedonimpregnationwithsilversalts nm nm nm nm nm m
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSy
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4. Themajorproponent(s)oftheneurondoctrinewas(were)
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b. SantiagoRamónyCajal. nm nm nm
c. CharlesSherrington. nm
d. SantiagoRamónyCajalandCharlesSherrington.
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ajal.Answer:d nm
TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSy
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5. Whichfunctionisacharacteristicprimarilyofneuronsonly,andnotglia?
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a. Transmitsactionpotentials nm nm
b. Supportselectricalsignals nm nm
c. Repairsthenervoussystem nm nm nm
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6. Inwhichpartofaneuronwouldmostoftheendoplasmicreticulumbeconcentrated?
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Answer:d nm
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7. Whichintracellularcomponentfacilitatestheprocessesofendocytosisandexo
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c. Cytoskeleton
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Answer:c nm
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Textbook Reference: Neurons nm nm
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a. Itpassesinformationdirectlytomultipleneurons.
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b. Itcannotintegrateinformationfrommultipleneurons.
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c. Itreceivesinformationfromonlyoneotherneuron.
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ayed.Answer:d nm
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b. Theytransmitinformationtoothercellsviadendrites.
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d. Theyconductsignalsbidirectionally.
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ontinuity.Answer:c nm
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12. Anactionpotentialisa(n)
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13. Thepartofasynapsetowhichthecontentsofsynapticvesiclesbindiscalledthe
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