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#Question id: 124


What is the role of cholesterol in animal cell membranes?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. Blocks the association of the fatty acyl chains of phospholipids at high temperature.

  2. Aids in the transport of small hydrophobic molecules across the membrane.

  3. Is a receptor site for hormones on the surface of membranes.

  4. Broadens the temperature range of optimum membrane fluidity.

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#Question id: 8910

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition

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#Question id: 8911

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

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#Question id: 8912

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition

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#Question id: 8913

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

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#Question id: 8914

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Which of the following is (are) unique to animals?

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#Question id: 8915

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The number of legs an insect has, the number of vertebrae in a vertebral column, or the number of joints in a digit (such as a finger) are all strongly influenced by