The blue-ringed octopus, shown below, utilizes a venom called tetrodotoxin as a defense mechanism. Tetrodotoxin binds to sodium channels and blocks the passage of sodium ions. Based on this information, which symptom would most likely occur in an organism exposed to tetrodotoxin?

A.
paralysis due to lack of action potentials to signal muscle tissue
B.
increased heart rate due to increased nerve impulses to the heart muscles
C.
blindness due to proteins in the eyes denaturing and losing functionality
D.
decreased appetite due to the production of hormones that indicate fullness

the answer is c.mitochondria. glad to .

well for one plants are always the producer, so a is the answer. a wolf is more of the consumer(predator) and the deer is the prey so i know those two are out of the question. also mushrooms are fungi/fungus so a is the producer.

the correct answer is option d.

an appositive is a noun, noun phrase or noun clause which follows another noun or noun phrase in order to describe it or name it another way. they are usually used between commas, brackets or dashes.

the example sentence with the correct use of commas is the following:

her uncle, the man over there in the red shirt, owns the hardware store in town.

essentially, one bacterial cell splits into two daugurer cells. bacterial offspring don't need or get care from their parents because they are in a sense their own parents. that said, some bacteria can and do depend on other bacteria especially in harsh environments such as bacterial microfilms in hot water tanks.