Course Culminating Activity Task 20-01 - Treatable Diseases and Disorders
Select a treatable disease or disorder (human or other mammal) and complete the following tasks to explore and understand the disease.

1. Describe the impact of this disease/disorder on the body systems and how the respiratory system, digestive system and circulatory system work together.
2. For the disease/disorder, create an annotated diagram that identifies a possible treatment and explains the steps needed to apply the treatment. (Look at this example of an annotated diagram for ligation and stripping of a varicose vein.)

3- Create a chart for the disease you have selected that shows the impact on: 1-family 2- employment 3- the individual 4-the economy 5-the media 6- health care system

4- Identify and describe a career that may be associated with the diagnosis or treatment of the disease/disorder. Provide the following information in your description:

• How is the career related to the disease/disorder?
• Where in the medical system is this career required?
• What is the job description for this career?
• What post-secondary education is required to pursue this career?

Genetic engineering of microorganisms involved in MLF of wine has only been partially successful, why?

If the R group of an amino acid (AA) is a –CH2-OH then the name of this AA is

Select one:

a. Ser

b. Tyr

c. Ala

d. His

e. Trp

Autotrophy is MOST ACCURATELY defined as

Select one:

a. the synthesis of organic matter from inorganic materials using energy from light or oxidation of reduced molecules or elements.

b. the breakdown of organic matter to yield energy.

c. recycling of cellular structures.

d. the light driven assimilation of CO₂ into organic matter.

A pot plant sits on a windowsill absorbing sunlight. How does a root cell (which is in the dark) obtain its energy for cellular function, such as active transport across its membrane?

Select one:

a. Carbohydrates are made in the leaves via photosynthesis and moved to the root

b. The root cell makes carbohydrates using the dark reaction (Calvin cycle) of photosynthesis

c. ATP is made within the leaves via photosynthesis and moved to the root

d. The root cell utilises infrared light to photosynthesise organic carbon molecules

For the successful production of NADPH in photosynthesis, what must occur?

Select one:

a. Coenzyme Q is reduced and transfers electrons from complex I to complex II.

b. The direct transfer of electrons from Photosystem II to the protein plastocyanin.

c. The passing of protons through NADP⁺ synthase from the stroma to the thylakoid lumen.

d. A second input of light energy at Photosystem I to produce electron donor molecules capable of reducing NADP⁺.

In the Calvin Cycle, the regeneration of Ribulose-1,5-biphosphate (RuBP) from 3-carbon compounds requires:

Select one:

a. Electrons from NADPH

b. Energy from ATP

c. Catalysation by rubisco

d. Oxidation of pyruvate

An anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria is growing on a hydrothermal vent in the deep ocean. Which of the following is TRUE?

Select one:

a. It releases an oxygen molecule as a waste product

b. It uses hydrogen sulphide as the electron donor

c. It releases carbon dioxide as a waste product

d. It uses water from the surrounding ocean as the electron donor

Autotrophy is MOST ACCURATELY defined as

Select one:

a. the synthesis of organic matter from inorganic materials using energy from light or oxidation of reduced molecules or elements.

b. the breakdown of organic matter to yield energy.

c. recycling of cellular structures.

d. the light driven assimilation of CO₂ into organic matter.

A pot plant sits on a windowsill absorbing sunlight. How does a root cell (which is in the dark) obtain its energy for cellular function, such as active transport across its membrane?

Select one:

a. Carbohydrates are made in the leaves via photosynthesis and moved to the root

b. The root cell makes carbohydrates using the dark reaction (Calvin cycle) of photosynthesis

c. ATP is made within the leaves via photosynthesis and moved to the root

d. The root cell utilises infrared light to photosynthesise organic carbon molecules

For the successful production of NADPH in photosynthesis, what must occur?

Select one:

a. Coenzyme Q is reduced and transfers electrons from complex I to complex II.

b. The direct transfer of electrons from Photosystem II to the protein plastocyanin.

c. The passing of protons through NADP⁺ synthase from the stroma to the thylakoid lumen.

d. A second input of light energy at Photosystem I to produce electron donor molecules capable of reducing NADP⁺.

In the Calvin Cycle, the regeneration of Ribulose-1,5-biphosphate (RuBP) from 3-carbon compounds requires:

Select one:

a. Electrons from NADPH

b. Energy from ATP

c. Catalysation by rubisco

d. Oxidation of pyruvate

An anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria is growing on a hydrothermal vent in the deep ocean. Which of the following is TRUE?

Select one:

a. It releases an oxygen molecule as a waste product

b. It uses hydrogen sulphide as the electron donor

c. It releases carbon dioxide as a waste product

d. It uses water from the surrounding ocean as the electron donor

Why do more Black women die from cancer then White women?

Explain what lupus is and why African Americans have a higher incidence rate.

32- Motor neurons that carry information away from the brain or spinal cord are known as afferent neurons.

Select one:

True

False

33- At home, safe food-handling practices can be sorted into four basic categories: (1) cleanliness, (2) separation, (3) cooking, and (4) chilling.

Select one:

True

False

34- The maximum amount of air that can be moved into and out of the lungs during forceful breathing is called ________.

Select one:

a. vital capacity

b. tidal volume

c. residual volume

d. total lung capacity

35- If a person were unable to produce much of this substance, the gastric juices might destroy the stomach lining.

Select one:

a. chyme

b. HCl

c. mucus

d. pepsin

36- The pitch of the voice depends on the tension of the vocal cords.

Select one:

True

False

37- Which one of these agencies oversees the safety of poultry products in the United States?

Select one:

a. FSIS

b. ATF

c. WHO

d. FDA

38- The synaptic cleft is the narrow space between two neurons.

Select one:

True

False

39- Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the sinuses is called ________.

Select one:

a. asthma

b. sinusitis

c. laryngitis

d. respiratory distress syndrome

40- Carlotta developed indigestion and pain under her navel over the weekend. As the workweek progressed, the pain worsened and moved to a point in the lower right abdomen, and she started to vomit and experience nausea and fever. You suspect that she is suffering from ________.

Select one:

a. heartburn

b. colorectal cancer

c. appendicitis

d. peptic ulcer

41- This enzyme will break down starch into smaller subunits.

Select one:

a. pepsin

b. renin

c. lipase

d. amylase

Antibodies are proteins that are secreted out of the cell. If an NLS was genetically engineered to the C-terminus of an antibody, where do you expect to find it?

a. Outside the cell

b. ER

c. Cytoplasm

d. Nucleus

e. Another organelle

Can you please explain the question too. Thanks

Drug discovery and development involves a number of distinct stages each having a defined aim and typical set of research studies that are undertaken. State one stage of drug discovery and development (i.e. prior to drug registration and marketing), identify the aim of this stage, and discuss the studies that occur during this stage to achieve the stated aim.

21- Which is a hormone that reduces blood volume and pressure and increases urine volume?

Select one:

a. atrial natriuretic hormone

b. aldosterone

c. renin

d. erythropoietin

22- Which of the following is a chemical signal that diffuses across the gap between adjacent neurons to convey a message to the next cell?

Select one:

a. synapse

b. dendrite

c. action potential

d. neurotransmitter

23- Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter released at every neuromuscular junction (the junction of a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle cell), where it triggers contraction of voluntary (skeletal) muscles.

Select one:

True

False

24- Which pathogen would most likely be responsible for a urinary tract infection caused by improper wiping after defecation?

Select one:

a. Salmonella

b. Escherichia coli

c. Chlamydia

d. Mycoplasma

25- Which of the following does not normally move to any great extent from the blood into the filtrate at the renal corpuscle?

Select one:

a. urea

b. hydrogen ions

c. plasma proteins

d. water

26- The organ(s) of the respiratory system that contain alveoli are ________.

Select one:

a. lungs

b. bronchi

c. the glottis

d. bronchioles

27- Nephrons are the functional units of the kidneys and are responsible for the formation of urine.

Select one:

True

False

28- Which of these diseases involves the destruction of the myelin sheath on certain neurons within the brain and spinal cord?

Select one:

a. Alzheimer's disease

b. multiple sclerosis

c. Parkinson's disease

d. depression

29- Food traveling through the pharynx would next go to the stomach.

Select one:

True

False

30- Which neurotransmitter appears to be associated with an energizing "good" feeling and is essential in hunger, thirst, and sex drive?

Select one:

a. dopamine

b. synapse

c. norepinephrine

d. serotonin

31- The specialized membrane proteins that actively transport sodium and potassium ions across the plasma membrane are known as the ________.

Select one:

a. sodium-manganese pump

b. sodium pump

c. sodium-chloride pump

d. sodium-potassium pump

Genetic Disorder: Argininosuccinic Aciduria

References:

One hypothesis for the high biodiversity of flowering plants is their coevolution with animals.  Why might coevolutionary relationships between plants and animals lead to diversification in plant (and insect) groups?

3) Suppose that a population of 50 deer lives on the UCONN campus. If these deer have an intrinsic growth rate (r) of 0.65 individuals/year, and if their population grew exponentially, how many years would it take the population to double in size? Show your work and report your answer to 2 decimal places.

4) Suppose a population of deer is experiencing density-dependent growth. If the carrying capacity is 100 deer and r = 0.25 individuals/month, how many deer will be added to the population during the next month when the population size is 20? Show your work and report your answer to 2 decimal places.

5) Suppose a population of deer is experiencing density-dependent growth. If the carrying capacity is 120 deer and r = 0.10 individuals/month, what is the maximum possible population growth rate, expressed as number of deer added per month, of the population? Show your work and report your answer to 2 decimal places.

Evaluate the significance of TSI slants. Provide a brief overview of the process and the meaning of the results.