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Biology 2e2nd EditionMatthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark Publisher: OpenStaxISBN: 9781947172517
Biology 2e
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Figure 1.6 In the example below, the scientific method is used to solve an everyday problem. Order...
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Figure 1.7 Decide if each of the following is an example of inductive or deductive reasoning. All...
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Figure 1.16 Which of the following statements is false? Tissues exist within organs which exist...
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A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ________. hypothesis variable theory...
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Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science? biology astronomy physics...
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The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is...
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The process of helps to ensure that a scientist’s research is original, significant, logical, and...
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A person notices that her houseplants that are regularly exposed to music seem to grow more quickly...
Problem 10RQ:
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of “living” is the...
Problem 11RQ:
Viruses are not considered living because they ___________ . a. are not made of cells b. lack cell...
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The presence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus is a characteristic of ________. prokaryotic cells...
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A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a(n). family community...
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Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most...
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Where in a phylogenetic tree would you expect to find the organism that had evolved most recently?...
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Although the scientific method is used by most of the sciences, it can also be applied to everyday...
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Name two topics that are likely to be studied by biologists, and two areas of scientific study that...
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Thinking about the topic of cancer, write a basic science question and an applied science question...
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Select two items that biologists agree are necessary in order to consider an organism “alive.” For...
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Consider the levels of organization of the biological world, and place each of these items in order...
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Chapter 1 - The Study Of LifeChapter 2 - The Chemical Foundation Of LifeChapter 3 - Biological MacromoleculesChapter 4 - Cell StructureChapter 5 - Structure And Function Of Plasma MembranesChapter 6 - MetabolismChapter 7 - Cellular RespirationChapter 8 - PhotosynthesisChapter 9 - Cell CommunicationChapter 10 - Cell Reproduction
Chapter 11 - Meiosis And Sexual ReproductionChapter 12 - Mendel's Experiments And HeredityChapter 13 - Modern Understandings Of InheritanceChapter 14 - Dna Structure And FunctionChapter 15 - Genes And ProteinsChapter 16 - Gene ExpressionChapter 17 - Biotechnology And GenomicsChapter 18 - Evolution And The Origin Of SpeciesChapter 19 - The Evolution Of PopulationsChapter 20 - Phylogenies And The History Of LifeChapter 21 - VirusesChapter 22 - Prokaryotes: Bacteria And ArchaeaChapter 23 - ProtistsChapter 24 - FungiChapter 25 - Seedless PlantsChapter 26 - Seed PlantsChapter 27 - Introduction To Animal DiversityChapter 28 - InvertebratesChapter 29 - VertebratesChapter 30 - Plant Form And PhysiologyChapter 31 - Soil And Plant NutritionChapter 32 - Plant ReproductionChapter 33 - The Animal Body: Basic Form And FunctionChapter 34 - Animal Nutrition And The Digestive SystemChapter 35 - The Nervous SystemChapter 36 - Sensory SystemsChapter 37 - The Endocrine SystemChapter 38 - The Musculoskeletal SystemChapter 39 - The Respiratory SystemChapter 40 - The Circulatory SystemChapter 41 - Osmotic Regulation And ExcretionChapter 42 - The Immune SystemChapter 43 - Animal Reproduction And DevelopmentChapter 44 - Ecology And The BiosphereChapter 45 - Population And Community EcologyChapter 46 - EcosystemsChapter 47 - Conservation Biology And Biodiversity
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Figure 1.6 In the example below, the scientific method is used to solve an everyday problem. Order...Figure 2.3 How many neutrons do carbon-12 and carbon-13 have, respectively?Figure 3.5 What kind of sugars are these, aldose or ketose?Figure 4.7 Prokaryotic cells are much smaller than eukaryotic cells. What advantages might small...Figure 5.12 A doctor injects a patient with what the doctor thinks is an isotonic saline solution....Figure 6.8 Look at each of the processes shown, and decide if it is endergonic or exergonic. In each...Figure 7.11 Dinitrophenol (DNP) is an "uncoupler" that makes the inner mitochondrial membrane...Figure 8.6 On a hot, dry day, plants close their stomata to conserve water. What impact will this...Figure 9.8 HER2 is a receptor tyrosine kinase. In 30 percent of human breast cancers, HER2 is...
Figure 10.6 Which of the following is the correct order of events in mitosis? Sister chromatids line...Figure 11.9 If a mutation occurs so that a fungus is no longer able to produce a minus mating type,...Figure 12.5 In pea plants, round peas (R) are dominant to wrinkled peas (r). You do a test cross...Figure 13.3 In a test cross for two characteristics such as the one shown here, can the predicted...Figure 14.10 In eukaryotic cells, DNA and RNA synthesis occur in a separate compartment from protein...Figure 15.11 A scientist splices a eukaryotic promoter in front of a bacterial gene and inserts the...Figure 16.5 In E. coli, the tip operon is on by default, while the lac operon is off. Why do you...Figure 17.7 You are working in a molecular biology lab and, unbeknownst to you, your lab partner...Figure 18.14 Which is most likely to survive, offspring with 2n+l chromosomes or offspring with 2n-l...Figure 19.2 In plants, violet flower color (V) is dominant over white (v). If p = .8 and q = 0.2 in...Figure 20.6 At what levels are cats and dogs considered part of the same group?Figure 21.5 Which of the following statements about virus structure is true? All viruses are encased...Figure 22.8 Compared to free-floating bacteria, bacteria in biofilms often show increased resistance...Figure 23.5 What evidence is there that mitochondria were incorporated into the ancestral eukaryotic...Figure 24.14 Which of the following statements is true? A dikaryotic ascus that forms in the...Figure 25.6 Which of the following statements about plant divisions is false? Lycophytes and...Figure 26.8 At what stage dees the diploid zygote form? when the female cone begins to bud from the...Figure 27.5 If a Hox 13 gene in a mouse was replaced with a Hox 1 gene, how might this alter animal...Figure 28.3 Which of the following statements is false? Choanocytes have flagella that propel water...Figure 29.3 Which of the following statements about common features of chordates is true? The dorsal...Figure 30.7 Which layers of the stem are made of parenchyma cells? cortex and pith epidermis...Figure 31.6 Soil compaction can result when soil is compressed by heavy machinery or even foot...Figure 32.3 If the anther is missing, what type of reproductive structure will the flower be unable...Figure 33.11 Which of the following statements about types of epithelial cells is false? Simple...Figure 34.11 Which of the following statements about the digestive system is false? Chyme is a...Figure 35.3 Which of the following statements is false? The soma is the cell body of a nerve cell....Figure 36.5 Which of the following statements about mechanoreceptors is false? Pacini corpuscles are...Figure 37.5 Heat shock proteins (HSP) are so named because they help refold misfolded proteins. In...Figure 38.19 Which of the following statements about bone tissue is false? Compact bone tissue is...Figure 39.7 Which of the following statements about the mammalian respiratory system is false? When...Figure 40.10 Which of the following statements about the circulatory system is false? Blood in the...Figure 41.5 Which of the following statements about the kidney is false? The renal pelvis drains...Figure 42.11 Which of the following statements about T cells is false? Helper T cells release...Figure 43.8 Which of the following statements about the male reproductive system is false? The vas...Figure 44.10 How might turnover in tropical lakes differ from turnover in lakes that exist in...Figure 45.2 As this graph shows, population density typically decreases with increasing body size....Figure 46.8 Why do you think the value for gross productivity of the primary producers is the same...Figure 47.6 Scientists measured the relative abundance ot fern spores above and below the K-Pg...
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