Biol 203 practice exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The function of the skeletal system is to - ANSWER protect various organs, store triglycerides, allow movement Which of the following cells are NOT found in the epidermis? - ANSWER Fibroblasts The cortex of the long bone's diaphysis is made of ____ - ANSWER Compact bone A shorter, seventy-year-old Chinese woman comes to you with a broken hip. Which test do you orderto check for osteoporosis? - ANSWER A bone mineral density test Which cells are stimulated by the hormones calcitriol a...

Bio 203 Exam 4 practice test questions & answers (100% Correct) What is the reason that closely linked genes are typically inherited together? The likelihood of a crossover event between these two genes is low All female mammals have one active X chromosome per cell instead of two. What causes this? Activation of the XIST gene on the X chromosome that will become the Barr body In his transformation experiments, what did Griffith observe? Mixing a heat-killing pathogenic strain of bacteri...