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 tetodotoxin?

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

*will mark brainliest* which of the following best describes a viral infection, such as the common cold? a. virus grow and develop in the body. b. virus are living organisms. c. viruses require host cells in the body. d. viruses can be treated with antibiotics.

Give the biological term for: structures that display characteristics of living organisms only within living cells

4. rat liver is able to metabolize glucose by both the glycolytic and the pentose phosphate pathway. which of the following are properties of both the glycolytic and pentose phosphate pathway? a. nad+ is involved b. co2 is liberated c. phosphate esters are intermediates d. glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is an intermediate e. fructose 6-phosphate is an intermediate4. rat liver is able to metabolize glucose by both the glycolytic and the pentose phosphate pathway. which of the following are properties of both the glycolytic and pentose phosphate pathway? a. nad+ is involved b. co2 is liberated c. phosphate esters are intermediates d. glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is an intermediate e. fructose 6-phosphate is an intermediate