Which are the special proteins in muscles that contract and relax to cause movement?

 

Sigmoid colon or pelvic colon is a curved, S-shaped portion of the large intestine which is closest to the rectum and anus.

* It helps to transports fecal matter from the descending colon to the rectum and anus.

* It is the final segment of the colon.

Gene is a segment of chromosomal DNA or a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function. It is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.

As genes are made up of DNA it impies that they are long, double chains of nucleic acids as DNA is made of nucleic acids.

Metabolism is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to run cellular processes, the conversion of food/fuel to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes.

Younger people have faster metabolism than adults. Hence, the given statement 'Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults' is FALSE.

DNA is made of nucleotides. And these Nucleotides are made of a pentose sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate, and a nitrogen-containing bases.

Hence, the given statement 'Nucleotides are made of a pentose only' is FALSE.

Cellular respiration is the multi-step process that creates energy from nutrients and food molecules. It begins in the cytoplasm of the cell, with the mitochondria functioning as the main organelle where the rest of the process continues and finishes.

During respiration, glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell.

Air or gas can build up in the pleural space and when this happens, it's called a pneumothorax.

Hence the given statement is TRUE.

Chloroplasts contains chlorophyll, the green substance in plants that allows them to create food from carbon dioxide and water called as photosynthesis.

Uracil is not found in DNA but found in RNA.