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Physiology wk 1-6

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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.
The impact of effector activity on sensors may be positive or negative. Therefore, homeostatic control mechanisms are categorized as organs that are directly influenced by physiological variables or mechanisms.
Of the pathogenic organisms, which of the following are the most complex? Viruses Tapeworms Bacteria Protozoa Tapeworms
Homeostasis can best be described as: a constant state maintained by living and nonliving organisms. a state of relative constancy. adaptation to the external environment. changes in body temperature. a state of relative constancy.
A triglyceride is composed of a glycerol molecule and three of the same type of fatty acid. True False false
RNA and DNA have the same pyrimidine bases but different purine bases. True False false
What determines how a protein performs? shape size quantity peptide bonds shape
Which of the following is polymer of glucose that is sometimes referred to as animal starch? Disaccharide Polysaccharide Monosaccharide Glycogen Glycogen
A structural lipid found in the cell membrane is a: triglyceride. phospholipid. steroid. Both B and C are correct. Both B and C are correct.
When two molecules of glucose are joined, they form which disaccharide? Sucrose Maltose Lactose Fructose Maltose
The amino group in an amino acid is: NH3+. COO–. symbolized by the letter R. SO2. NH3+.
Osmosis can be defined as the net movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. an excretory process. a process in which cells engulf particles. the net movement of water molecules fro the net movement of water molecules from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.
If red blood cells containing 10% solute are placed in a solution containing 10% solute, what will happen? Nothing will happen. Water will move into the cells. Water will move out of the cells. Water will move into and out of the cells at e Water will move into and out of the cells at equal rates.
RNA makes proteins by transcription. translation. replication. duplication. replication.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of meiosis? four haploid gametes a reduction division two steps of cell division two haploid gametes two haploid gametes
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