Which term is used to describe organisms which live on or in the bottom of an ocean or lake. Such organisms can be found anywhere from the shoreline to the greatest ocean depths? a) biota b) benthos c) nekton d) plankton Answer : ANSWER: B -- BENTHOS...
What term beginning with the letter O is used to describe cancer-causing genes originally derived from animal or plant cells? Answer : ANSWER: ONCOGENES...
The type of gene interaction in which the effects of one gene override or mask the effects of other entirely different genes is called: a) linkage b) mutation c) pleitropy (pron: ply-ah-tropy) d) epistasis (pron: eh-pis-te-sis) Answer : ANSWER: D -- EPISTASIS...
“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic hoarders”. For which region is this statement correct ? (1) African Savanna (2) Central Asian Steppes (3) Siberian Tundra (4) North American Prairies Answer : Central Asian Steppes...
Select the hormone INCORRECTLY paired with its target. a) TSH - thyroid gland b) ACTH - anterior pituitary c) LH - ovary or testis d) MSH - melanocytes (pron: meh-lan-o-cite) Answer : ANSWER: D -- MSH - MELANOCYTES...
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