Answer the following question given this paragraph: Gap genes themselves are under the effect of maternal effect genes, such as bicoid and nanos. Gap genes also regulate each other to achieve their precise striped expression patterns. The maternal effect is when the phenotype of offspring is partly determined by the phenotype of its mother, irrespective of genotype. This often occurs when the mother supplies mRNA or proteins to the egg, affecting early development. In developing Drosophila, maternal effects include axis determination. Q: What is the term for when the phenotype of offspring is partly determined by the phenotype of its mother, irrespective of genotype? Choices: - congenital effect - uterine effect - oceanic effect - maternal effect A:
maternal effect
Answer the following question given this paragraph: To understand minerals, we must first understand matter. Matter is the substance that physical objects are made of. Q: What substance are physical objects are made of? Choices: - gravity - energy - friction - matter A:
matter
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: What is the name of the hollow nerve cord along the back of chordates? Choices: - zetacord - mesoderm - phloem - notochord A:
A: notochord
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The atria receive blood and the ventricles pump blood out of the heart. Q: What receives blood in the heart? Choices: - chamber - ventricle - the epidermis - the atria A:
Answer: the atria
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: The amount of reactants and products do not have to be equal. However, after equilibrium is attained, the amounts of reactants and products will be constant. Q: In a chemical reaction, the amounts of reactants and products will be constant when what state is attained? Choices: - saturation - peak - homogeneity - equilibrium A:
**Answer**
equilibrium
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: As the human population continues to grow, different factors limit population in different parts of the world. Space, clean air, clean water, and food to feed everyone are limiting in some locations. Worldwide though, human ingenuity has not placed a limit on the population. Not only does the population increase, the rate of population growth increases. Q: Is the rate of population growth increasing or decreasing? Choices: - suggesting - Vanishing. - preventing - increasing A:
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increasing