Alcohol as a public health problem in the community. What factors contribute to the problem?
What are the possible interventions that can be carried out by community health agents?
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Draw a phylogeny of plants and describe the major evolutionary transitions that occurred at each branch
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Were you surprised that we were not better prepared for COVID-19, given what happened with SARS? Explain your answer
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Gregor Mendel described allelic relationships as either dominant or recessive, and assumed that alleles and genes pairs are segregating independently during meiosis. What are the exceptions to those two laws of Mendelian genetics
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1. Which of the following is false concerning Mycobacterium tuberculosis
It has a very low infectious dose |
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A large percentage of the world population is infected |
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Produces granulomas in affected tissues |
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A positive tuberculin test indicates past infection, current infection, or BCG immunization. |
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All of the above are true. |
2. Which of the following is false concerning infection with Chlamydia trachomatis
Certain serovars cause lymphogranuloma venerum, a rare but serious STD. |
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It is an obligate intracellular pathogen transmitted by contact. |
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It is the most common cause of bacterial STD & preventable blindness (trachoma |
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It has a complex life cycle with external elementary bodies and intracellular replicating reticulate bodies |
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All of the above are true. |
3.
Results of antigen-antibody binding include all of the following except
Opsonization. |
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Neutralization |
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Lysis (MAC) through activation of complement by antibody via all three (Classical, Alternate, and Mannan Lectin Binding) pathways of complement activation. |
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Agglutination |
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Antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC ) |
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Evolution of Diversity. Two of the major transitions that occurred in the evolution of life on earth, long before any plants or animals were around, involved the evolution of cyanobacteria and later the first eukaryotic organisms.
(A) Approximately when did the first cyanobacteria evolve, and what made them so different from earlier photoautotrophs? Describe at least TWO ways that cyanobacteria changed the physical conditions on Earth and eventually paved the way for the evolution of other organisms.
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Describe the series of events that occurs during an action potential, including the ions involved, how each ion is moved, and the change in membrane potentials.
• Explain the role of myelin in conduction of action potentials.
• Explain how neurotransmitters transmit signals across synapses.
• Distinguish between sensation and perception.
• Describe the function of sensory receptors and list 5 types. •
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What is the difference between tan1 mutants in maize and tan1 mutants in Arabidopsis? Why must a tan1, air9 double mutant be used in Arabidopsis? Be sure to define double-mutant (synthetic mutant)
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You want to use PCR to amplify a 1Kb exon of the human autosomal gene phenylalanine hydroxylase (PH) from the genome of a person suffering from the disease phenylketonuria, which is due to this enzyme not functioning.
a) You start with 1 nanogram of genomic DNA in your sample tube. Assuming a human haploid genome is 3 x 109 bp, and each bp has a mass of 660 g/mole, how many moles of haploid genomes are present at the start of your PCR experiment?
b) The PH gene is present in a single copy in the haploid genome. How many template molecules of the PH gene are present at the start of your PCR experiment? (Give your answer in molecules, not moles of molecules.)
c) You set your PCR machine to run for 25 cycles to amplify your 1 kb fragment. Assume every cycle exactly doubles your desired target DNA. At the end of your 25 cycles, how much amplified DNA have you created, in terms of number of molecules AND mass of DNA?
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What is p53? Why do so many different types of cancer involve p53? What happens to a cell that is carrying damaged DNA if both of its TP53 alleles become inactivated? What are the various functions of P53?
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What problems, in terms of wavelength sensitivity, explain colour blindness?
Stereoscopic vision is necessary to tell whether a body is rotating or just changing shape.
a. Explain why the right eye needs the input from the left eye to distinguish between the different paths from A to A1- A2.
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Explain how awareness is created among schools and other organizations about public health. Provide examples
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1.Suppose the codon is UUA, what is the anticodon?
2.What is tRNA? Why is it important?
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