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#Question id: 4656

Logically, which of these should cast the most doubt on the relationships depicted by an evolutionary tree?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

  1. None of the organisms depicted by the tree ate the same foods.

  2. Some of the organisms depicted by the tree had lived in different habitats.

  3. The skeletal remains of the organisms depicted by the tree were incomplete (i.e., some bones were missing).

  4. Relationships between DNA sequences among the species did not match relationships between skeletal patterns.

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#Question id: 1397

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The vertebrate equivalent of CED-9 is:
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#Question id: 1398

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following properties is (are) characteristic of a benign tumor?

a. well differentiated              b. localized to tissue of origin             c. metastatic               

d. promotes angiogenesis        e. surrounded by a fibrous capsule
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#Question id: 1399

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Loss-of-function mutations in which of the following genes typifies colorectal carcinomas?

a. myc              b. K-ras                       c. p53              d. APC
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#Question id: 1400

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which property is shared by malignant tumor cells and transformed cells in culture?

a. reduced growth factor requirement                        b. attachment-dependent growth

c. loss of actin microfilaments                                    d. altered morphology
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#Question id: 1402

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following oncoproteins possess(es) protein kinase activity?
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#Question id: 1403

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Tumor-suppressor genes encode proteins with which of the following functions?

a. growth-promoting               b. growth-arresting                  c. pro-apoptotic

d. anti-apoptotic                      e. DNA repair