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Hypothesize about the colors of light that chlorophyll pigments will absorb to some degree, based on the color of light they reflect (green).
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) syphilis – Trichnris trichiura
(b) sleeping sickness – Trypanosoma gambiense
(c) dengue fever – arbovirus
(d) plague – Yersinia pestis.
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Create separate 7days meal plan for:
a) a child 12 years and under
b) a teenager
c) a teenager involved in sports
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A cell-coded protein that is formed in response to infection, with most animal viruses, is called
(a) histone
(b) antibody
(c) interferon
(d) antigen.
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Escherichia coli fully labelled with 15N is allowed to grow in 14N medium. The two strands of DNA molecule of the first generation bacteria have
(a) different density and do not resemble parent DNA
(b) different density but resemble parent DNA
(c) same density and resemble parent DNA
(d) same density but do not resemble parent DNA.
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Question: How does poliovirus replicate in the epithelial cell of intestine? Describe in detail, not only main idea.
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What taxonomic group would include those in the Out of Africa theory (OOA), but not Homo sapiens neaderthalensis?
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Explain the difference between ionizing radiation and nonionizing radiation in terms of both physical characteristics and health effects.
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Describe the three most common routes by which chemicals enter the body and subsequently interact with cells.
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1. How does penicillin act on a bacterial cell - or stated another way - what is the mechanism of action of penicillin? what is the cellular target of the antibiotic?
2. Why does penicillin not act on human cells? or stated another way - why does penicillin have selective toxicity?
3. Be specific about why the penicillin may be able to act differently on one type of cell. What about that one type of cell allows penicillin to act more effectively?
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Conventional wisdom dictates that a low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and grains keeps you “heart healthy,” yet low-carbohydrate, high fat diets are popular for weight loss (which increases heart health) and for reducing problems associated with diabetes. Research and discuss both sides of the argument in an APA paper with a minimum of 350-word.
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Anthropologists believe that, several million years ago, our ancestors colonized an ecological niche different from the one occupied by the other African apes. Label the lettered parts of your answer. A. What is the unique hominin niche? B. What aspects of the hominin niche have fostered large brains? C. What is altriciality and what might have favored it in the human lineage?
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Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary puzzle. Label the lettered parts of your answer. A. Why is sex a puzzle; what are its costs? Don’t merely list them; describe how each is a cost. B. According to the Red Queen model, what benefits might compensate for these costs? C. Some previously sexual species have reverted to asexuality; according to the Red Queen model when should that happen? Explain.
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