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week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Because negative feedback control systems oppose changes that are opposite in direction to the initial disturbance, they are | slowed or maintained in the homeostatic range. |
| Effectors can be described as | organs that directly influence controlled physiological variables. |
| Events that lead to an immune response to an infection or the formation of a blood clot are examples of | positive feedback. |
| What determines how a protein performs? | shape |
| A triglyceride is composed of a glycerol molecule and three of the same type of fatty acid. T or F | False |
| The lipid that is often referred to as a tissue hormone is | prostaglandin. |
| Red blood cells are placed in an unknown solution. After 45 minutes, the cells are examined and determined to have decreased in size. The unknown solution is | hypertonic. |
| The component that distinguishes one nucleotide from another is the | nitrogen base. |
| The total number of 46 chromosomes per cell is referred to as _________ number. | diploid |
| Meiotic division occurs in | primitive sex cells. |