When There Is a Loss of Water from the Fluids

question 366

Multiple Choice

When there is a loss of water from the fluids surrounding the cells in a person's body, they experience

• A)a thirst for plain water.
• B)a thirst for alcohol.
• C)extracellular thirst.
• D)intracellular thirst.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.

Homologous Chromosomes

Chromosomes that are similar in length, gene position, and centromere location, carrying the same type of genetic information from each parent, making a pair in a diploid cell.

Anaphase I

A stage in meiosis I where homologous chromosomes separate and are pulled to opposite poles of the cell, unlike in mitosis where sister chromatids separate.

Reproductive Strategy

A method or approach employed by species to ensure their continuation through the production of offspring.