The Digestive System — Cumulative exam Answers
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Which is the largest gland in the body?
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salivary glandB
pancreasC
lacrimal glandD
liver22
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While a home was undergoing a renovation, workers discovered that there was asbestos in the walls. Before any further work could be attempted, the family that owned the house had to evacuate, and specialists were brought in to remove the asbestos. Why would the house contain a substance that forced the family to be evacuated?
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Asbestos is not harmful, and the family was evacuated due to routine construction protocol.B
Asbestos was once thought to be very useful, but now it is linked to lung cancer so the family was evacuated.C
Asbestos is not harmful, but the family was evacuated so that the asbestos could be recycled for another building.D
Asbestos was thought to be useful and is no longer used due to increasing costs to manufacture it.23
What will happen to the frequency of the recessive allele for the HbS gene when there is an outbreak of malaria?
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The frequency will increase.B
The frequency will decrease.C
The frequency will remain constant.D
It is impossible to predict how the allele frequency will change.E
The frequency will be cut in half with each generation.24
Look at the two images of cells.Which of the following statements best describes what can be seen in the images?
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Image A represents a peptide hormone that interacts with a receptor, and image B represents a steroid hormone that interacts with the cell’s DNA.B
Image A represents a steroid hormone that interacts with the cell’s DNA, and image B represents a peptide hormone that interacts with a receptor.C
Image A represents an endocrine hormone that interacts with a receptor, and image B represents an exocrine hormone that interacts with the cell’s DNA.D
Image A represents an exocrine hormone that interacts with the cell’s DNA, and image B represents an endocrine hormone that interacts with a receptor.25
Which best describes biotechnology?
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the process of analyzing DNA samples to identify individuals involved in criminal activitiesB
DNA made by connecting fragments of DNA with desired traits from different DNA sourcesC
the field of biology that uses genetic engineering to produce crops, pharmaceuticals, and enzymes for use in industry and manufacturingD
the process of cutting DNA into fragments and inserting the fragments with a desired gene into another organismDid you find these answers helpful?
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