What is the function of mRNA (messenger RNA)?(1 point)

Question

Responses

mRNA functions as a template for DNA synthesis.
mRNA functions as a template for DNA synthesis.

mRNA functions as a template for protein synthesis.
mRNA functions as a template for protein synthesis.

mRNA functions as a template for RNA synthesis.
mRNA functions as a template for RNA synthesis.

mRNA functions as a template for lipid synthesis.

Answer 1

mRNA functions as a template for protein synthesis.

Answer 2

What is one of the major ways tomatoes are infected by the tomato mosaic virus?(1 point)
Responses

crowded gardens
crowded gardens

human mucus
human mucus

garden tools
garden tools

insect bites

Answer 3

One of the major ways tomatoes are infected by the tomato mosaic virus is through garden tools.

Answer 4

The movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract by the contraction of muscles is called(1 point)
Responses

peristalsis.
peristalsis.

absorption.
absorption.

digestion.
digestion.

churning.

Answer 5

The movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract by the contraction of muscles is called peristalsis.

Answer 6

Compare the roles of a human liver and a human pancreas in the digestion process.(1 point)
Responses

Both assist with the digestion of carbohydrates.
Both assist with the digestion of carbohydrates. - incorrect

Both assist with the absorption of nutrients.
Both assist with the absorption of nutrients. - no response given

Both assist with the breakdown of fats.
Both assist with the breakdown of fats. - no response given

Both assist with the digestion of proteins.

Answer 7

The correct response comparing the roles of the human liver and human pancreas in the digestion process would be:

Both assist with the breakdown of fats.

The liver produces bile, which is important for the emulsification and breakdown of fats, while the pancreas secretes lipase, an enzyme that further breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol during digestion.