Increases
In women that are pregnant, the effects of substances are far more adverse than they would be in a normal person, especially if the woman is taking more than one. For this reason, it is important for pregnant women to take as much care as possible of their bodies and refrain completely from smoking and drinking alcohol, as both of these activities are detrimental towards the fetus's health. Pregnant women should even avoid second hand smoke from cigarettes.
As hinted in the question, the cross bridge cycle is a
series of molecular events that occur after excitation of the sarcolemma. A
cross bridge is formed when a myosin head bound to actin. The cross bridge
cycle depends on the presence of calcium ions
Combining DNA from different sources is the definition of Recombinant DNA or rDNA. This is what is more commonly referred to as genetic engineering. The applications for this technology are vast, but very expensive. The use of Recombinant DNA has seen applications in agriculture where plants are given immunity to certain diseases or molds from another plant which is resistant or where human DNA is combined with forms of bacteria to produce a more natural insulin for people who are diabetic.
It would be classified under the Kingdom Plantae so the answer is D