The Floating Ribs Are

question 168

Multiple Choice

The floating ribs are

• A)ribs 11-12.
• B)also called vertebrosternal ribs.
• C)ribs 1-7.
• D)ribs 11-12 and also called vertebral ribs.
• E)also called vertebrosternal ribs and ribs 1-7.

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Definitions:

Calvin Cycle

A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms; it is part of the process of converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

Carbon Dioxide Fixation

The process of converting gaseous carbon dioxide into an organic or inorganic form, used by plants and some microorganisms in photosynthesis.

RuBP

Ribulose bisphosphate, a five-carbon sugar that is involved in the carbon fixation process of photosynthesis.

Thylakoid Space

The internal compartment of thylakoids in chloroplasts where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur.