The Network of Calcified Hydraulic Canals That Functions in Gas

question 44

Short Answer

The network of calcified hydraulic canals that functions in gas exchange, locomotion, and feeding in echinoderms is called a _______.

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Definitions:

Semiconservative Replication

The method by which DNA is replicated in all known cells, where each of the two strands of the DNA molecule serve as a template for the production of the complementary strand.

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between molecules or within molecules that result from an electrostatic attraction between a hydrogen atom, which is covalently bonded to a more electronegative atom, and another electronegative atom.

DNA Polymerase

An enzyme that synthesizes DNA molecules from deoxyribonucleotides, the building blocks of DNA.

Watson-Crick Model

A structural model of DNA proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick, illustrating DNA as a double helix composed of two antiparallel strands.