When a drug binds to a receptor in the body , the receptor is activated or inactivated.
Molecules such as hormones, drugs or neurotransmitters that bind to a receptor are called ligands. The binding can be specific and reversible. A ligand may activate or inactivate the receptor; activation may increase or decrease a particular cell function. Each ligand may interact with multiple receptor subtypes.
Answer:
In anatomical directional terminology, the esophagus is <u>posterior</u> to the mouth (option d).
Explanation:
The esophagus is a tubular organ that is part of the digestive system and its function is to carry food from the mouth to the stomach. The anatomical relationship of the proximal end of the esophagus, with respect to the mouth, is posterior and inferior, its distal end also being located above the stomach.
This anatomical relationship allows the direction of food movement to be mouth → esophagus → stomach.
The endoplasmic reticulum can either be smooth or rough, and in general its function is to produce proteins for the rest of the cell to function. The rough endoplasmic reticulum has on it ribosomes, which are small, round organelles whose function it is to make those proteins.
Answer:
B. The apple orchard releases toxic chemicals into the water of the bay.
Explanation:
Option B is the correct answer. It is the most likely explanation for the results in the graph.
From the graph, we can see that the population of the fishes sharply dropped. Since the fertilizer is applied to the apple orchard and the orchard was planted beside the bay, during the rain it is possible that the water has washed some of the fertilizers into the bay. The chemicals used in making fertilizer are harmful and toxic.
This reveals that the toxic chemicals released from the apple orchard are responsible for the decline in the population of the fish.
