Answer the following question given this paragraph: 29.3 Amphibians As tetrapods, most amphibians are characterized by four well-developed limbs, although some species of salamanders and all caecilians are limbless. The most important characteristic of extant amphibians is a moist, permeable skin used for cutaneous respiration. The fossil record provides evidence of amphibian species, now extinct, that arose over 400 million years ago as the first tetrapods. Amphibia can be divided into three clades: salamanders (Urodela), frogs (Anura), and caecilians (Apoda). The life cycle of frogs, like the majority of amphibians, consists of two distinct stages: the larval stage and metamorphosis to an adult stage. Some species in all orders bypass a free-living larval stage. Q: The most important characteristic of extant amphibians is a moist, permeable skin used for this? Choices: - benign respiration - simple respiration - avian respiration - cutaneous respiration A:
cutaneous respiration
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Dirt that gets on our hands can be difficult to remove by rinsing with cold water. What are some things that you can do to increase the solubility of dirt, making it easier to dissolve in running water?. Q: Increasing what property of dirt would make it easier to rinse off your hands? Choices: - turbidity - density - viscosity - solubility A:
solubility
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Brown algae are important commodities for what? Choices: - reptiles - fish - parasites - humans A:
A: humans
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: 28.7 Patterns of Inheritance There are two aspects to a person's genetic makeup. Their genotype refers to the genetic makeup of the chromosomes found in all their cells and the alleles that are passed down from their parents. Their phenotype is the expression of that genotype, based on the interaction of the paired alleles, as well as how environmental conditions affect that expression. Working with pea plants, Mendel discovered that the factors that account for different traits in parents are discretely transmitted to offspring in pairs, one from each parent. He articulated the principles of random segregation and independent assortment to account for the inheritance patterns he observed. Mendel's factors are genes, with differing variants being referred to as alleles and those alleles being dominant or recessive in expression. Each parent passes one allele for every gene on to offspring, and offspring are equally likely to inherit any combination of allele pairs. When Mendel crossed heterozygous individuals, he repeatedly found a 3:1 dominantrecessive ratio. He correctly postulated that the expression of the recessive trait was masked in heterozygotes but would resurface in their offspring in a predictable manner. Human genetics focuses on identifying different alleles and understanding how they express themselves. Medical researchers are especially interested in the identification of inheritance patterns for genetic disorders, which provides the means to estimate the risk that a given couple's offspring will inherit a genetic disease or disorder. Patterns of inheritance in humans include autosomal dominance and recessiveness, X-linked dominance and recessiveness, incomplete dominance, codominance, and lethality. A change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA, which may or may not manifest in a phenotype, is called a mutation. Q: What is a mutation? Choices: - change in the distinct sequence of dna - change in the swetha sequence of dna - change in the rna sequence of dna - change in the nucleotide sequence of dna A:
Answer: change in the nucleotide sequence of dna
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: The age of a rock in years is its absolute age . Absolute ages are much different from relative ages. The way of determining them is different, too. Absolute ages are determined by radiometric methods, such as carbon-14 dating. These methods depend on radioactive decay. Q: The age of a rock in years is its? Choices: - geological age - chemical age - full age - absolute age A:
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absolute age
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: The bones of the skull support the structures of the face and protect the brain. The skull consists of cranial bones and facial bones. The cranial bones form the cranial cavity, which encloses the brain and serves as an attachment site for muscles of the head and neck. In the adult they are tightly jointed with connective tissue and adjoining bones do not move. The auditory ossicles of the middle ear transmit sounds from the air as vibrations to the fluid-filled cochlea. The auditory ossicles consist of two malleus (hammer) bones, two incus (anvil) bones, and two stapes (stirrups), one on each side. Facial bones provide cavities for the sense organs (eyes, mouth, and nose), and serve as attachment points for facial muscles. The hyoid bone lies below the mandible in the front of the neck. It acts as a movable base for the tongue and is connected to muscles of the jaw, larynx, and tongue. The mandible forms a joint with the base of the skull. The mandible controls the opening to the mouth and hence, the airway and gut. Q: The skull consists of cranial bones and what other type of bones? Choices: - nasal - subdermal - superficial - facial A:
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facial