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Which of the following is NOT TRUE of animals that have open circulatory systems? They are not vertebrates. They have a mechanism to pump circulatory fluid. They have lower pressure in their circulatory compartments compared to animals with closed circulatory compartments. Almost all of them have specialized gas transporting blood cells - answerAlmost all of them have specialized gas transporting blood cells At the point in the cardiac cycle when the volume of blood in the right ventric...

Describe the steps of the scientific method - ANSWER-Observation: Use all 5 senses to see whats going on. -Hypothesis: Make an educated guess about how something works. -Prediction: Assume hypothesis is correct and predict the results. If... then... -Experiment: Test your prediction -Analysis and conclusion: Gather results and evaluate hypothesis Gamete - ANSWERIn animals, the cell containing the daughter nuclei produced by meiosis. Ovum - ANSWERThe singular name for a female gamete ...

Nutrition - ANSWERProcess by which chemical substances (nutrients) are acquired from the environment and used in cellular activities. Macronutrients - ANSWERRequired in large quantities; play principal roles in cell structure and metabolism (proteins, carbohydrates) Doorway in the Kreb's Cycle (TCA) - ANSWERA preparation / linking step. Glycolysis produces pyruvate but the Kreb's Cycle will only accept Acetyl CoA so the doorway step further metabolizes 2 pyruvate to 2 Acetyl CoA. ...

The best experimental design ______. A) includes a large sample size for each condition B) includes a control C) alters only one condition between the controls and the experimental conditions D) includes a large sample size and a control and alters only one condition between the controls and the experimental condition - ANSWERD A solution with a pH of 5 has how many more protons in it than a solution with a pH of 7? A) 5 times B) 10 times C) 100 times D) 1000 times - ANSWERC Con...

true pathogen - ANSWERcapable of causing disease in healthy persons with normal immune defenses - influenza virus, plague, malaria transient flora - ANSWERmicrobes that are present on the body for a short time Plasma cells - ANSWERThese cells develop from a sensitized B cell. They produce antibodies at a rate of 2,000 per second Macrophages - ANSWERThese cells are considered the "big eaters" of the immune system. They are phagocytic and can be found fixed in tissue or mobile in th...

microorganism - ANSWERare organisms that are too small to be seen with the unaided eye microbes - ANSWER1. decomposed in organic waste 2. to produce chemicals (ethanol and acetone) 3. an important role in the ecosystem by photosynthesis (O2 and C6H12O6) 4. to ferment food (cheese, vinegar) 5. produce production use in treatment (insulin) Linnaens - ANSWERestablish the system of scientific names each organisms has two names - ANSWER1. the genus 2. the specific epithet genomi...

For cell signaling receptors will be either _______________ or in the membrane. - ANSWERinternal If a receptor is internal the signaling molecule is __________ soluble and (is/is not) able to cross the membrane. - ANSWERlipid, is The glucose transporter will travel to the plasma membrane via _____________, where it will transport glucose into the cell with ___________________________. - ANSWERvesicle, facilitated diffusion The glucose level is decreased by _______________________. -...

All living things are made up of what four classes of large biological molecules - ANSWERCarbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids what are Macromolecules - ANSWERlarge molecules composed of thousands of covalently connected atoms second shell - ANSWER2s orbital and 3 p orbitals that are shaped somewhat like dumbbells Chemical behavior of an atom depend on - ANSWERnumber of electrons in outermost shell called valence electrons covalent bonds - ANSWERelectron sharing Can form b...

Biological Hierarchy - ANSWERdomain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species Sexual Dismorphism - ANSWERgenders look different mycosis - ANSWERfungal infection Amoebozoa - ANSWERsynapomorphy: amoeboid morphology, lobe-like pseudopodia for feeding Opisthokonta - ANSWERsynapomorphy: flat cristae in mitochondria, single posterior flagellum Metamonada - ANSWERsynapomorphy: many body planes (cell morphologies), often within multiple flagella in clusters of 3-4 Algae - AN...

Essential Nutrients - ANSWER- Must be supplied by the diet. - The body cannot synthesize it. - 2 categories: macronutrients & micronutrients Macronutrients - ANSWER- Essential nutrients required in large amounts - yield energy - The body breaks the down to get energy - carbohydrates, lipids, proteins chyme - ANSWERwatery mixture of partially digested food and gastric juice that is delivered to the small intestine pyloric sphincter - ANSWERcontrols rate of chyme release into sma...