Answer the following question given this paragraph: For a long time, scientists classified fungi as members of the Plant Kingdom. Fungi share several obvious traits with plants. For example, both fungi and plants lack the ability to move. Both grow in soil, and both have cell walls. Some fungi even look like plants. Q: What group of organisms was initially misclassified as plants because they also lack the ability to move, grow in soil, and have cell walls? Choices: - protozoa - algae - gymnosperm - fungi A:
fungi
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Proteins are an essential part of all organisms. They play many roles in living things. Certain proteins provide a scaffolding that maintains the shape of cells (structural proteins). Proteins also make up the majority of muscle tissues. Many proteins are enzymes that speed up chemical reactions in cells. Enzymes interact with the substrates (reactants) of a biochemical reaction, helping the reaction proceed at a much faster rate. Other proteins are antibodies that protect you from pathogens. Antibodies bond to foreign substances in the body and target them for destruction. Still other proteins help carry messages or materials in and out of cells (transport proteins) or around the body. For example, the blood protein hemoglobin (see Figure below ) bonds with oxygen and carries it from the lungs to cells throughout the body. Q: What type of protein speeds up chemical reactions in cells? Choices: - hemoglobin - lipids - collagen - enzyme A:
enzyme
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Mariana Ruiz Villarreal (LadyofHats) for CK-12 Foundation. The nitrogen cycle tracks the flow of nitrogen through an ecosystem . CC BY-NC 3.0. Q: Which cycle tracks the flow of nitrogen through an ecosystem? Choices: - nitrogen reaction - water cycle - life cycle - nitrogen cycle A:
nitrogen cycle
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Savannas Savannas are grasslands with scattered trees, and they are found in Africa, South America, and northern Australia (Figure 20.18). Savannas are hot, tropical areas with temperatures averaging from 24oC 29oC (75oF 84oF) and an annual rainfall of 51127 cm (2050 in). Savannas have an extensive dry season and consequent fires. As a result, scattered in the grasses and forbs (herbaceous flowering plants) that dominate the savanna, there are relatively few trees (Figure 20.20). Since fire is an important source of disturbance in this biome, plants have evolved well-developed root systems that allow them to quickly re-sprout after a fire. Q: What type of landscape has grasslands with scattered trees, are hot and have extensive dry seasons along with fire? Choices: - deserts - arctic - tundra - savannas A:
savannas
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