What Global Patterns of Species Richness and how do vascular plants provide a good example of this phenomenon? Is this pattern universal for all species on earth? Explain.

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A: Restriction endonuclease is an enzyme that aids in the cutting of nucleic acids. It is also known as...

Q: A general characteristic of epithelial tissues is that ___________.  a. numerous blood vessels are p...

A: Epithelial tissues are very important in animals because they are doing some essential functions. Th...

Q: Describe the covering and connective tissue of thetestis.

A: The certain type of tissues which keep the body and its organs in shape with articulation and suppor...

Q: Identify the structures in Figure

A: In human anatomy, the skull is a type of bone consist of twenty-two clusters of bones that form the ...

Q: What do you think happens if the amount of CSF producedbegins to exceed the amount removed or draine...

A: Cerebrospinal fluid is mainly found within the tissues that enclose the brain and spinal cord of all...

Q: How can a fibroblast produce a fiber many times its own length?

A: One of the four primary tissues that function to support, connect and distinguish various other body...

Q: Identify the locations of the major lymphatic pathways.

A: The lymphatic system is a major part of the circulatory system that comprises a dense network of man...

Q: Select the best answer or answers from the choices given: Arterial blood pressure increases in respo...

A:  Arterial blood pressure increases in response to  all of these.  All the options are increasing str...

Q: What is blood pressure? What are the similarities anddifferences between systolic pressure and diast...

A: Blood pressure is one of the important factors which helps to understand the functioning of the hear...

Q: Discuss briefly (in less than 100 words) the practice of carbohydrate loading for endurance in aerob...

A: Carbohydrate loading is the practice used for controlling the diet before any important athletic eve...

Q: Identify the cell types of the pancreatic islets and the hormonessecreted by each type.

A: The pancreas is a organ that is found in the belly. It's responsible for transforming the food we in...

Q: Assume that a sharp object penetrated a synovial joint. Given thesestructures:(1) tendon or muscle(2...

A: The human body is composed of multiple layers of cells and tissues that are organized in such a feat...

Q: For a typical vertebrate cell with a membrane potential of −0.070 V (inside negative), what is the f...

A:  All living cells conserve a potential difference across their covering. Membrane potential is outst...

Q: What are the descriptions of the hard shell of its sculpture, based on the given text?

A: Invertebrates are a large group of the animal kingdom. Mollusks are the important phylum of this kin...

Q: Define phagocytosis

A: The experienced phagocytes comprise various variety of white blood cells such as neutrophils, monocy...

Q: Describe the structure of neurons and the functions oftheir components

A: The functional unit of nervous system is called neurons. The size varies from 4 to 100 microns. The ...

Q: Distinguish between endocrine and exocrine glands

A: A gland is group of cells in an animal body that synthesizes substances for release into the bloodst...

Q: Describe and identify the microscopic structures of cardiac muscle

A: Introduction: The soft tissue present in all mammals is muscle. The muscle cells comprise protein fi...

Q: Why can the circle of Willis maintain perfusion of the brain even if there is a blockage in one part...

A: The brain’s region that lies between the cerebrum and spinal cord is called the brainstem, Brainstem...

Q: General sensory inputs (pain, pressure, temperature) to the cerebrumend in thea. precentral gyrus.b....

A: The brain is one of the organs of the body’s central nervous system that monitors and regulates all ...

Q: Pulling a hair out of your head hurts, but cutting your hair doesn’t. Explain the

A: The hair is proteinaceous structure that are made up of keratin protein. The hair originates from ha...

Q: Cite two (2) advancements in the field of Histopathology currently being used here in the Philippine...

A: Histopathology stimulates experts to glimpse for differences in cells that clarify the real reason f...

Q: Given what you have learned about increasing muscle strength through weight training, why do athlete...

A: Tapering off refers to the method of giving rest to the muscles and body before any big competition ...

Q: What two mechanisms are triggered by an increase in theosmolality of the extracellular fluid?

A: The excretory system is a passive biological mechanism that eliminates excess, unwanted elements fro...

Q: which of the following processes involves anatomy from both the respiratory and cardiovascular syste...

A: The circulatory system and the respiratory system are two different organ systems in the human body ...

Q: if a person were to hypothetically drink a very large volume of plain tap water his/her cells would

A: The cell is the structural, functional, and biological unit of all organisms. Cells are the smallest...

Q: Name the structures innervated by the cervical plexus.Describe the makeup of the phrenic nerve.

A: The neck is the part of the body that connects the head and provides the mobility and movements of o...

Q: You are a little molecule of oxygen, floating in the air. Suddenly you feel a whoosh, and you are in...

A: The process of respiration in human beings is carried out by the respiratory system which consists o...

Q: You are working at a Stem cell transplantation center. Your job is to transplant autologous stem cel...

A: Leukemia or blood cancer is one of the major types of cancers that is caused due to several genetic ...

Q: What is the function of the chorion?

A: The fetal membranes undergo physical and biochemical changes during the process of normal labor, inc...

Q: Define costal

A: The ribs consist of twelve paired bones that form the protective 'cage' of the thorax which protects...

Q: What are some differences in the way axons are myelinated inthe PNS versus the CNS?

A: The nervous system of the body performs its function by transmitting signals to and from different p...

Q: What are the descriptions of the hard shell of its ligament, based on the given text?

A: A hinge ligament is considered as the vital part of the structure of a bivalve shell. The shell of a...

Q: The largest organ(s) in the body, by weight, is (are) the __________ .  a. liver b. intestines c. lu...

A: An organ is a collection of tissues that perform comparable duties. Plant and animal life both rely ...

Q: Define gray ramus communicans; pl. rami communicantes

A: The nervous system is the main system that helps to regulate several functions in the body. They hel...

Q: Describe 1 topic you learned this semester! Topic is Joints

A: The skeletal system is one of the eleven organ systems found in the body of human beings; this organ...

Q: Name and describe the seven tarsal bones?

A: The skeletal system is one of the important systems of our body. It is composed of connective tissue...

Q: Which type of neuron does the sensory neuron synapse with in a monosynaptic reflex arc?

A: In neurophysiology, the term reflex is used to describe the body’s unplanned and sudden action that ...

Q: If a person has a motor disorder and cannot move their arm voluntarily, but their muscles have tone,...

A: Motor neuron diseases are characterized by a range of symptoms that lead to progressive loss of the ...

Q: The RNA synthesized on one of the DNA strands is (a) mRNA, (b) tRNA, (c) rRNA, (d) all of these.

A: RNA (ribonucleic acid) is mainly found in cytoplasm, little in nucleolus and in nucleoplasm associat...

Q: Define threshold potential

A: Several cells in the human body are capable of self-excitation and thus they show an interesting mod...

Q: Identify the five regions of the face, and specify a surfacefeature of each region.

A: The skeletal system of the human body comprises various shapes of bones with different articulations...

Q: What function do the pigmented layer of the retina andthe pigment of the choroid perform?

A: Between the retina and the sclera is the choroid, which is a dense network of blood vessels and pigm...

Q: Describe oogenesis

A: Oogenesis is a process by which female gametes are produced. Gametogenesis in females is termed Ooge...

Q: Describe autoregulation

A: The mechanism of glomerular filtration rate which is constant in blood pressure of body is called au...

Q: Why are spinal nerves also called mixed nerves?

A: The peripheral nervous system's components that are located on each side of the vertebral column are...

Q: Which of the following is a feature of both somatic and visceral senses?a. requires cerebral inputb....

A: The CNS includes the brain and the spinal cord that are responsible to serve as a command center of ...

Q: What is the structure and function of an anastomosis?

A: Anastomosis is a connection between two individual spaces. Example - Foramen ovale in foetal heart. ...

Q: The type of lymphocyte responsible for the secondary antibodyresponse is thea. memory B cell. c. T c...

A: Acquired immunity- a type of immunity that is not present by birth but is developed over a lifetime....

Q: Which structures provide the sense of staticequilibrium? Of dynamic equilibrium?

A: In the vestibular system, the vestibule and semicircular canals, which are frequently referred to to...