A study is conducted on 8,000 individuals free of diabetes and 8,000 individuals with diabetes. The investigators are looking to determine if a newly marketed drug may prevent diabetes. Among patients with diabetes, 1,000 individuals received the new drug. Among patients without diabetes, 2,000 individuals received the drug.
4a. Construct a 2 by 2 table displaying the combination of diabetics/non-diabetics who are exposed/not exposed.
4b. Calculate an odds ratio and provide an interpretation
4c. Calculate the relative risk and provide an interpretation.
4d. If the number of non-diabetic patients was increased to 800,000, would you expect the answers in 2b and 2c to be more or less similar to each other? Explain why.
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1. In the absence of folate-fortified foods, is it possible that mutations in the pathway of folate synthesis could cause Spina Bifida?
2. What are the possible advantages or disadvantages to the organism or its offsrping resulting from DNA modification by environmental factor?
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Tom was recently diagnosed with a tumor in the posterior aspect of his spinal cord at the level of C6 that has resulted in a C5 incomplete spinal cord injury with changes in sensation. Based on the location of the tumor: 1. What ascending spinal tract(s) have been affected? 2. What types of sensation have been affected and what types remained intact? (i.e. temperature, pain, proprioception, etc.) 3. Where on Tom’s body will the sensory deficits be present? Use specific dermatomes. After Tom undergoes surgery to remove the tumor, he presents to inpatient rehabilitation to begin therapy. 1. Given the sensory changes you discussed above, what activities would be difficult for Tom to perform? (i.e. ADLs, functional mobility…) 2. If you were Tom’s occupational therapist, what interventions would you recommend to help with his recovery
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what are the aspects of visual impairment and blindness?
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Question 1
What is the process that results in a population adapted to the environment?
Group of answer choices
natural selection
reproduction
homeostasis
biodiversity
metabolism
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Question 2
Which of the following is NOT required for natural selection?
Group of answer choices
Organisms acquire their characteristics under environmental pressure
Organisms struggle to exist
Organisms vary in their traits
Organisms differ in their fitness biodiversity
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Question 3
Match the evidence for evolution with its example. Answers can be used more than once.
Group of answer choices
The human knee bone and spine were derived from ancestral structures that supported four-legged animals.
[ Choose ] Anatomical / Biogeographical / Biochemical
The genetic code is the same for all organisms.
[ Choose ] Anatomical / Biogeographical / Biochemical
The South American continent lacks rabbits, even though the environment is quite suitable.
[ Choose ] Anatomical / Biogeographical / Biochemical
The amino acid sequence of human hemoglobin is more similar to that of rhesus monkeys than to that of mice.
[ Choose ] Anatomical / Biogeographical / Biochemical
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Question 4
The fossil record offers direct evidence for common descent because you can (select all that apply)
Group of answer choices
trace the ancestry of a particular group over time.
sometimes find common ancestors.
see the different beak sizes in finches
see that the types of fossils change over time.
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Question 5
Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?
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On a tree, leaves that grow in the shade are larger than those that row in the sun.
Plant species that produce fragrances to attract pollinators produce more offspring.
Rabbits that sprint quickly are more likely to escape predation.
Insect populations exposed to pesticides become resistant to the chemicals.
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Question 6
The process of ____________ leads to organisms that are ______________ that environment.
Group of answer choices
homeostasis, suited to
natural selection, adapted to
evolution, not suited to
adaptation, only found in
natural selection, perfect for
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Question 7
Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports evolution?
Group of answer choices
Geology and fossils
Analogous structures
Biogeography
Anatomically similar structures
Molecular biology
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Question 8
What 3 factors in the body interact to maintain homeostasis?
Group of answer choices
Proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids
Chemical, thermal and neural factors
Chemical, thermal and endocrine factors
Hormone, immune, and neural factors
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Question 9
Which of the following are examples of things in the body that need to maintain homeostasis (select all that apply)?
Group of answer choices
Body Temperature
Blood Pressure
Skin pigments
Blood Composition
Blood Volume
Digestive enzymes
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Question 10
Placebos are used in which of the following?
Group of answer choices
Independent variable groups
Test groups
Control groups
Dependent variable groups
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Question 11
A hypothesis cannot be formed without a/an
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observation
conclusion
theory
experiment
data
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Question 12
In an experiment, what is the variable that is measured?
Group of answer choices
Placebo
Dependent
Independent
Control
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Question 13
Which of the following are molecules? Select all that apply.
Group of answer choices
H2O
NaCl
N2
Mg
CO2
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Question 14
Which of the following are compounds? Select all that apply.
Group of answer choices
N2
CO2
NaCl
H2O
Mg
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Question 15
Which of the following are ions? Select all that apply.
Group of answer choices
C
Cl-
K+
Mg
Na
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Question 16
Match the different types of bonds with their example
Group of answer choices
bond formed between two water molecules
[ Choose ] hydrogen bond / ionic bond / covalent bond
bond formed between K+ and Cl-
[ Choose ] hydrogen bond / ionic bond /covalent bond
bond formed by sharing electrons
[ Choose ] hydrogen bond ionic bond covalent bond
bond formed between C and H in methane
[ Choose ] hydrogen bond ionic bond covalent bond
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Question 17
The number of electrons in the valance shell determines the reactivity of an atom.
Group of answer choices
True
False
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Question 18
In this equation: 6 CO2 + 6 H20 ---> C6H12O6 + 6 O2, name the reactants:
Group of answer choices
H2O
C6H12O6
C6H12O6 and O2
CO2 and H2O
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Question 19
A sulfur atom has 16 electrons. How many electrons are in its valence shell?
Group of answer choices
16
2
8
6
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Question 20
Match the biochemical building blocks with their role in the cell.
Group of answer choices
Proteins
[ Choose ] form membranes / direct cellular activity and synthesis of all cellular proteins. / form internal support and act as enzymes / provide energy and form specialized compounds
Nucleic acids
[ Choose ] form membranes / direct cellular activity and synthesis of all cellular proteins. / form internal support and act as enzymes / provide energy and form specialized compounds
Carbohydrates
[ Choose ] form membranes / direct cellular activity and synthesis of all cellular proteins. / form internal support and act as enzymes / provide energy and form specialized compounds
Lipids
[ Choose ] form membranes / direct cellular activity and synthesis of all cellular proteins. / form internal support and act as enzymes / provide energy and form specialized compounds
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Question 21
Biological molecules are polymers that are formed when ______ are joined by a ___________reaction.
Group of answer choices
Subunits, reduction
Monomers, hydrolysis
Monomers, dehydration synthesis
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Question 22
Quaternary structure occurs when a protein has
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Folding and twisting of the secondary structure
More than one polypeptide
Pleated sheets
A sequence of amino acids
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Question 23
What type of reaction is represented in the diagram below?
Group of answer choices
hydrolysis
dehydration synthesis
anabolic
enzymatic
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Question 24
What molecule is represented by the “?” in the diagram below:
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ATP
alcohol
water
enzymes
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Question 25
The diagram below represents
Group of answer choices
an amino acid
water
monomers
a polymer
glucose
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Question 26
Examples of the diagram below include (select all that apply)
Group of answer choices
starch
amino acids
proteins
fatty acids
glucose
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Question 27
The diagram below represents
Group of answer choices
proteins
water
RNA
a polymer
monomers
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Question 28
Examples of the diagram below include (select all that apply)
Group of answer choices
glucose
protein
amino acids
fatty acids
starch
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Draw a graph showing what would happen to resting membrane potential over time, if the sodium/potassium pump were not functioning. How would this affect a neuron's ability to produce action potentials? What does this imply about the quantity of ions that normally cross the membrane during the course of an action potential?
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TRUE/FALSE
1.) Asymmetric distribution of phospholipids in the bilayers of cell membranes arises because phospatidylcholine and sphingomyelin spontaneously translocate from the cytoplasmic to the extracytoplasmic face of the membrane.
2.) The carbohydrate headgroups in glucosyl ceramide, lactosylceramide, and ganglioside are all attached to ceramide via a phosphoryl group.
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In the textbook section titled "Endergonic and Exergonic Reactions", you studied a figure with a "comparison of combustion and cell respiration". Do you think it's possible that our bodies sometimes release energy in a "less controlled manner", to purposefully generate heat? With all due respect to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, it sure is nice to stay warm on a cold night!
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In zebrafish, three genes have been mapped on the third chromosome, in the order fiz---6 m.u.---myob-------14 m.u.-------sufi The wild-type allele of each gene is dominant. A strain that is fiz myob sufi / + + + is testcrossed, and there are 1000 offspring fish.
There are 400 wild type offspring.
A) How many fiz + + offspring would you expect to see in these 1000 offspring?
B) How many + + sufioffspring would you expect to see in these 1000 offspring?
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Sry Guy no idea under what subject - so I put under biology
a)Look at the technologies around you – how many of them upon careful consideration reply on various form of nanotechnology? List a few example and further study the influence on nanotechnology on its development. consider this: are we always of whether technologies involve other technologies?how many technologies of today actually considered fundamental or primary technologies?
b)Base on your understanding what is the potential application
for nanotechnology with regard to medicine, particularly in current
trends for research development and the resulting technologies.
List a few samples to support your answer.
c)How effective do you think the early forms of medicine were?Would
the lack of clear anatomical and physiological understanding have
affected this? How would these method have developed?
d)what effects would the improvements of diagnostic tests and
procedures have on health care as a whole, communities, and
individuals?should we expect changes in the attrition figure for
the population?
e)What implications might these have on city planning,
infrastructure, and economic development?What else needs to be
considered?
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Describe the synthesis of ATP from ADP and Pi by the F0F1-ATPase. This enzyme couples two processes – the transfer of protons from out to in and the synthesis of ATP – make sure your story includes some discussion of these two sub reactions and how one is coupled to the other.
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Write sequence of the DNA strand that would be complementary to the DNA sequence shown below. Label the 3' and 5' ends ofthe new strand.
3' T A C C G A T G G 5'
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Dissect the Calvin cycle and tell its energy story.
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Chemicals or radiation may alter a nucleotide base in one strand of DNA; this alteration may cause the altered base to pair with a nucleotide base other than its normal one. What effect would this accidental change in the base sequences of the DNA molecule have on DNA replication?
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