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What is the importance of the mucus that are released by salivary glands?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. They aid in degradation of triglycerides to fatty acids and monoglycerides.
  2. They are beginning the process of starch digestion.
  3. They are hormonal molecules that stimulate the release of gastric juice by the stomach in anticipation of receipt of the contents of the mouth.
  4. They are glycoproteins that make food slippery enough to slide easily through the esophagus
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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Blue light stimulated opening of stomata, closing of stomata is also takes place by many other such mutants and mechanisms such as,

a.) npq1 mutants leads to closing of stomata

b.) In high PPFD leads to conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin which will  leads to closing of stomata

c.) Green light in the 500 to 600 nm region of the spectrum, abolishes the opening of stomata

d.) Mutant of phototropin 1 & 2 (PHOT1/PHOT2)  leads to closing of stomata

e.) Starch content in the guard cell decreases during closing of stomata at the end of the day

Which of the following given statements will be correct for closing of stomata?

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#Question id: 24003

#General Aptitude

If you have been given the additional responsibility of the school library, you think that

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#Question id: 13184

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The MacArthur-Wilson equilibrium model of island biogeography predicts the number of species found on islands. The figure below depicts two volcanic islands located off a section of mainland coast.

According to  the  MacArthur-Wilson model, the  number of  bird  species present on  Island 2  at  any  one  time is  a function of the relative rates of

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#General Aptitude

The entire low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet argument is so prevalent that one would think that these are the only two options available for losing weight and staying healthy. Some experts even feel that the low-carb/low-fat debate distracts us from an even more important issue—our culture’s reliance on processed and manufactured foods.

The paragraph best supports the statement that

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The term convergent evolution is most applicable to which of the following features?