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Collagen is found is connective tissue throughout the human body. Collagen is made of three amino acid chains that are twisted around each other. What BEST explains why collagen is classified as a protein? - Answer- It is made up of amino acids In tigers, the allele for orange fur is dominant to the allele for white fur. If two heterozygous tigers mate and produce offspring, what is the probability of an individual offspring having white fur? - Answer- 1/4 Information is detected by the ey...

Collagen is found is connective tissue throughout the human body. Collagen is made of three amino acid chains that are twisted around each other. What BEST explains why collagen is classified as a protein? - ANSWERSIt is made up of amino acids In tigers, the allele for orange fur is dominant to the allele for white fur. If two heterozygous tigers mate and produce offspring, what is the probability of an individual offspring having white fur? - ANSWERS1/4 Information is detected by the eye ...

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evolution - ANSWERSchange over time based on natural selection species - ANSWERSorganisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring Charles Darwin - ANSWERSproposed theory of evolution in "Origin of Species" competition - ANSWERSstruggle for natural resources, territory predators - ANSWERSorganism that feeds on other organism(prey) prey - ANSWERSorganisms hunted/eaten by other organisms (predators) parasites - ANSWERSorganism that live on or within another organism gene...

Organic - ANSWERScompounds that contain CARBON atoms that are covalently bonded to other elements, typically hydrogen, oxygen and other carbon atoms CHNOPS - ANSWERSCarbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur 4 Major Categories of Organic molecules - ANSWERS-Lipids -Carbohydrates -Proteins -Nucleic Acids Function of Lipids - ANSWERSBuilding blocks of the cell membrane and energy storing molecules Function of Carbohydrates - ANSWERSKey source of energy Function of Pro...