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What can residents of the United States do to gain greater appreciation and tole
What can residents of the United States do to gain greater appreciation and tole
what can residents of the United States do to gain greater appreciation and tolerance for one another?
A- Realize that pluralism theatens society's cohesiveness and has never been part of the U.S. experience
B- Acknowledge that diversity is a true problem in the country
C- Recognize that race and ethnicity are simply other people's humanity.
D- Solicit
General Biology   mjvictor13   331   Asked 7 years ago
"tea" made by soaking the stem tips of willows in water overnight and then using
"tea" made by soaking the stem tips of willows in water overnight and then using
An old gardening folk tradition uses a "tea" made by soaking the stem tips of willows in water overnight and then using the tea to water cuttings. This is supposed to encourage root formation. Does it work? Why?
General Biology   tkale9129   478   Asked 8 years ago
Why should you learn about the connections between biodiversity, energy flow....
Why should you learn about the connections between biodiversity, energy flow....
I have studied the entire unit of "Energy Flow & Cycling of Matter" for biology, but am a little stumped on this question.. Face with Cold Sweat Face with Cold Sweat

Why should you learn about the connections between biodiversity, energy flow, biomagnification, and the cycling of matter?

How exactly are these all these things connected?
 
General Biology   SpiritWolf   322   Asked 8 years ago
Standard curve and human substances
Standard curve and human substances
which substances found in human samples are quantified using a standard curve?
General Biology   fiona12345   197   Asked 8 years ago
Mikes watches the news and sees stories about inner –city black black adolescen
Mikes watches the news and sees stories about inner –city black black adolescen
Mikes  watches the news and sees stories about inner –city black black adolescents delinquency problems . he thinks that blacks are the cause of social problems in the united states . this attitude exemplifies?
External prejudice
Overt racism
Institutional racism
The subtletly of racism
General Biology   mjvictor13   239   Asked 8 years ago
For each (sodium chloride and aluminium chloride)discuss the number of electron?
For each (sodium chloride and aluminium chloride)discuss the number of electron?
elctrons lost or gained between the atoms to form the ions?
Just having trouble understanding this question  Undecided
General Biology   mfh010   259   Asked 8 years ago
Looking at your graph for Concentration of NO3 and SO4 versus Total Acidity
Looking at your graph for Concentration of NO3 and SO4 versus Total Acidity
Looking at your graph for Concentration of NO3 and SO4 versus Total Acidity of Rainfall, describe the relationship that exists between the variables.  How does the total acidity of rainfall change as the concentrations of these substances change?  Is this a direct variation, an inverse variation, or is there no relationship?
General Biology   biochicka   167   Asked 8 years ago
Obligate aerobe, role of organisms, population theory
Obligate aerobe, role of organisms, population theory
Nitrogen is an important element in DNA and proteins; however, atmospheric nitrogen is the only source of this element for life on Earth and it cannot be absorbed by eukaryotes. As a result, nitrogen‐ fixing bacteria species,
such as Rhizobia, live in a mutualistic relationship with plants like legumes. These species of bacteria are obligate aerobes.
a. Explain what is mea
General Biology   mjcurry   157   Asked 8 years ago
A farmer planted some bean seeds. When the seeds germinated, 196 of the seedlings...
A farmer planted some bean seeds. When the seeds germinated, 196 of the seedlings...
1. A farmer planted some bean seeds. When the seeds germinated, 196 of the seedlings were albino, a recessive trait, and 2,880 were green. Determine the number of seedlings that you would expect to be carriers of the albino allele.

2. A farmer planted some bean seeds. When the seeds germinated, 193 of the seedlings were albino, a recessive trait, and 2,740 were green. Det
General Biology   ILoveBIO30   462   Asked 8 years ago
A scientific article about ashma exacerbation (confused)
A scientific article about ashma exacerbation (confused)
hello , i have to do a presentation for a scientific article talking about the importance of viral and bacterial infection Associated with Adult Asthma Exacerbations in Clinical Practice. in the experience they took 50 ashma exacerbation inpatients and  20 stable asthmatic patients  .
the 20 stable ashma patients are without any asthmatic attack in previous one year &
General Biology   lara fabianez   253   Asked 8 years ago
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro®) is a wide‐spectrum antibiotic that inhibits bacterial for
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro®) is a wide‐spectrum antibiotic that inhibits bacterial for
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro®) is a wide‐spectrum antibiotic that inhibits bacterial forms of topoisomerase. It was
widely known 10 years ago as the antibiotic that was being stockpiled in case of a bioterrorism attack with
anthrax. Now it is prescribed for severe, but common, bacterial infections on a fairly regular basis.
a. What is topoisomerase and what is its function in
General Biology   mjcurry   405   Asked 8 years ago
H1N1 is an orthomyxovirus, a type of minus‐stranded RNA virus that infects
H1N1 is an orthomyxovirus, a type of minus‐stranded RNA virus that infects
H1N1 is an orthomyxovirus, a type of minus‐stranded RNA virus that infects the respiratory and
pulmonary systems of humans.
a. Describe the structure of a minus RNA virus when it is outside of a host cell.
b. Explain the life‐cycle of a minus RNA virus. How does it infect cells, replicate, and leave the cell? Be
specific!
c. H1N1 infection is not often fatal
General Biology   mjcurry   339   Asked 8 years ago
Animal slaughtering, Stunning or not?
Animal slaughtering, Stunning or not?
The slaughter of animals has been the subject of much debate. The main question revolves around, Is it better to stun the animal before slaughtering it or not ?

Many researchers say yes, animals should be stunned and many also, say no, animals should not be stunned.

The dimension on which their proposition is founded is pain, Those who say yes, say so because t
General Biology   bakenoor   288   Asked 8 years ago
Root Beer Cellular Respiration
Root Beer Cellular Respiration
what organisms are respiring?

what molecules are being respired?

What food sources are this organism digesting in order to respire the breakdown of products?
General Biology   obeange   353   Asked 8 years ago
Match the labelled synapse structure with the correct structure or function.
Match the labelled synapse structure with the correct structure or function.
Match the labelled synapse structure with the correct structure or function. Place the correct number in each blank. Use each answer only once.

neurotransmitter; the chemical messenger
   
acetylcholinesterase; an enzyme that breaks down ACh (Acetylcholine)
   
mitochondria; supply ATP for synthesis of transmitters
   
neurotransmitter released by
General Biology   Farheen98   955   Asked 8 years ago
Factors that Could Affect Neuromuscular Junctions
Factors that Could Affect Neuromuscular Junctions
I.  Increase in the production of adrenaline
II.  Inhibition of cholinesterase synthesis
III.  Inhibition of acetylcholine release
IV. Blockage of receptor sites for acetylcholine in the muscle

Identify all the factors that would cause muscles used in breathing to lose their ability to function.
options:
   
a-I and II
   
General Biology   Farheen98   423   Asked 8 years ago
Serial Dilution Problem
Serial Dilution Problem
Need help with the following serial dilution question. I am very confused at to what the hint means by the volumes. I do not know what to fill in for the volumes in each column. I understand that you use dilution formal C1V1=C2V2 but not sure how to do this for a serial dilution. Never done a problem for serial dilution before and my instructor has not given any examples.
General Biology   lucer95   561   Asked 8 years ago
Divide and label the word nasolabial. Give the meaning of the term.
Divide and label the word nasolabial. Give the meaning of the term.
Divide and label the word nasolabial. Give the meaning of the term.
General Biology   johnny69   664   Asked 8 years ago
How many luciferase producing vibrio harveyi it takes to replace a lightbulb
How many luciferase producing vibrio harveyi it takes to replace a lightbulb
hello, for a 5 min. presentation i would like to perform a calculation answering the theoretical question "how many luciferase producing vibrio harveyi it takes to replace a lightbulb"

it is considered a 60W indecidence light bulb produce aproximatly 800 lumens.

i would need help in obtaining some sources, such as how much light (measured by candle o
General Biology   bioweizmann   1530   Asked 8 years ago
[Urgent] How do biologists apply the scientific method to a problem?
[Urgent] How do biologists apply the scientific method to a problem?
For my  biology class I am making a 5 minute presentation on how a researcher approaches a problem related to biology and uses the scientific method to reach a solution.  I have been trying for weeks now on several forums but no one has answered.  You would be doing a HUGE favor if you can answer these few questions.  They don't have to be that long (I'
General Biology   Galactiknight   1504   Asked 8 years ago
Central Nervous System Questions
Central Nervous System Questions
Note: I am from Greece and I had to translate those questions below. It's not perfectly translated, so if you don't understand something, please ask me.


Is this sentence True or False?

Τhe expression of fear, in the face of a man, is a reaction of the body that can be modified with the process of learning.


Based on the informati
General Biology   Coto   1571   Asked 8 years ago
Part A - Deducing phenotypes and genotypes of selfed parents
Part A - Deducing phenotypes and genotypes of selfed parents
Part A - Deducing phenotypes and genotypes of selfed parents

Mendel studied pea plants dihybrid for seed shape (round versus wrinkled) and seed color (yellow versus green). Recall that

•the round allele (R) is dominant to the wrinkled allele (r) and
•the yellow allele (Y) is dominant to the green allele (y).

The table below shows the F1 progeny
General Biology   ilikedonuts07   1555   Asked 8 years ago
Which of the following does not describe confounds (or confound variance)?
Which of the following does not describe confounds (or confound variance)?
Which of the following does not describe confounds (or confound variance)? May be more than one correct answer.

a.   It is part of systematic variance since differences are between experimental groups

b.   Confound variance is the differences between experimental groups that are not due to    the independent variable

c.   Confound variance cannot be
General Biology   charlie212   702   Asked 8 years ago
Suggest one condition which will reduce the airway radius.
Suggest one condition which will reduce the airway radius.
1.Suggest one condition which will reduce the airway radius.
2. What are the effects of inhaler on unforced breathing of the asthma patient?
3.How exercise affects the unforced breathing?
4.Based on the spirograms generated, how we can distinguish whether a person‘s exercising effort is moderate or heavy?
5.Which item(s) in the spirograms generated in this act
General Biology   leona   734   Asked 8 years ago
Assistance w/ Making a Phylogenetic Tree Given Phylum?
Assistance w/ Making a Phylogenetic Tree Given Phylum?
In my general biology class I am working on an assignment, I'm tasked with various things such as research on the phylum, derived characteristics, and characteristics of the species in that phylum in general. I'm also supposed to create a phylogenetic tree based on each species with an adaptive structural feature? 
 
So, could someone please help me c
General Biology   TacticalMilsim   1645   Asked 8 years ago
What does the articulating surface of the femur articulate against?
What does the articulating surface of the femur articulate against?
I am wondering if the articulating surface of the femur, slides/rolls against just the meniscus of the tibia, or if there is also an articulating surface in the tibia. Is the meniscus removed during total knee arthroplasty?

Thanks in advance.
General Biology   robzam   1127   Asked 8 years ago
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General Biology   selenaPHD   1826   Asked 8 years ago
Bloodcoagulation-cascade, is factor IX a required part of the external path?
Bloodcoagulation-cascade, is factor IX a required part of the external path?
Been reading Linne och Ringsrud 7th edition. Scanned relevant paragraphs. Cannot grasp this, the book seems contradictory regarding factor IX in the external path.

I've scanned two paragraphs and two images from the book chronologically. Book says:
Quote
Factor VII is activated to its VIIa form in the presence of ionized calcium (factor IV) and tissue th
General Biology   north3rner   779   Asked 8 years ago
What are embryonic plants
What are embryonic plants
I understand the term embryonic refers to the reproductive system of a plant, dosnt that make all plants embryonic, or are there certain crops that are exclusively considered embryonic? If this is true I would assume embryonic plants are plants such as grains and legumes. If this is true give me an example of a plant exclusively considered embryonic thats not a legume or grain.
General Biology   d9esco   618   Asked 8 years ago
An outbreak of an unidentified bacteria has occurred in a remote village. You ha
An outbreak of an unidentified bacteria has occurred in a remote village. You ha
An outbreak of an unidentified bacteria has occurred in a remote village. You have been
selected to travel on the investigative medical team as the microbiologist. You are
allowed to take 80 pounds of equipment. Your plane can only carry 80 pounds of
equipment per person so going over the weight limit is not an option or your plane will
crash and everyone will su
General Biology   bi 234   423   Asked 8 years ago
Please make a dichotomous key
Please make a dichotomous key
ill pay someone to do a dichotomus key
Organisms
Coliform                     Non-coliform
 K. pneumoniae          Salmonella typhimurium
 E. coli Shigella.        flexneri
 E. aerogenes            Pseudomonas. aeruginosa
  
General Biology   Nastassia16   762   Asked 8 years ago
How to calculate PAR and aPAR from reflected + incoming radiance
How to calculate PAR and aPAR from reflected + incoming radiance
Hi all,
i hope i'm correct with my question in this section.
 
I have measured the reflected radiance of a plant and the incoming radiance with a point spectrometer from 300 to 700 nm in 1nm increments. How can i calculate photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR) from these?
sorry i'm new to all
General Biology   darellon   322   Asked 8 years ago
Graph of salinity's effect on catalase?
Graph of salinity's effect on catalase?
I did an experiment on the effect of salt concentration on catalase activity and got a bell curve.
I understand why it reaches its peak at 1% as 0.9% is its optimum concentration, and it decreases at higher concentrations due to denaturation, but why does activity decrease at lower concentrations.?

Also, I tested catalase activity with no salt, and found that
General Biology   sawi   504   Asked 8 years ago
Explain why it is unlikely that a unicellular animal or protist could survive as
Explain why it is unlikely that a unicellular animal or protist could survive as
The Blob is a 1958 sci-fi horror movie, where an amoeba-like giant alien terrorizes a small US town, by consuming everything in its path.

Explain why it is unlikely that a unicellular animal or protist could survive as a giant single-celled organism.
General Biology   doubleu   331   Asked 8 years ago
Discrete biological data ??
Discrete biological data ??


Hi everyone... could anyone give me ideas of discrete data sets that are biological in nature???
General Biology   nada93   294   Asked 8 years ago
Molecules that are eaten but not absorbed by the animal leave the animals body i
Molecules that are eaten but not absorbed by the animal leave the animals body i
Molecules that are eaten but not absorbed by the animal leave the animals body i
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hi, does any body know the yogurt produc...
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Explain how the structure of a carbohydr...
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How has recent evidence that birds are d...
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General Biology   45adolffwatsonn   4604   Asked 8 years ago
WB and single cell data
WB and single cell data
Hi guys! This is my 1st post here, sorry if I am posting it not to the appropriate category.
I am actually building a kinetic model (scheme) for systems biology needs(with matlab), and I have encountered some problems when calibrating my model with wet biological data.
I am concerned with HIF1(1 part of transcription factor HIF) and since it can be found in nucleus and cy
General Biology   proof   684   Asked 8 years ago
Produce two argument maps that correctly identify and structure the contention,
Produce two argument maps that correctly identify and structure the contention,
Produce two argument maps that correctly identify and structure the contention, reasons, and helping premises. You can create both maps in the same file for submission.

The theory uses the concept of natural selection to predict the properties of organisms.

Predictions about the properties and behaviors of organisms can be checked empirically.

A stro
General Biology   charlie33   459   Asked 8 years ago
Why dont have people with a severe thrombocytopenia any sleeping dissorders?
Why dont have people with a severe thrombocytopenia any sleeping dissorders?
Hello,
Today i´ve learned that thrombocytes transport serotonin from the gut to the cells. I know that serotonin is very important for sleep because it will be metabolised to melatonin. Now when you have a thrombocytopenia you should have less serotonin because you have less thromboytes which can transport them to the cells. How comes that patients which a severe thrombocytopen
General Biology   DarkOrb   337   Asked 8 years ago
how many microns(µ) is 1 ocular unit at 4X?
how many microns(µ) is 1 ocular unit at 4X?
how many microns(µ) is 1 ocular unit at 4X?
how many microns(µ) is 10 ocular unit at 4X?
how many microns(µ) is 20 ocular unit at 4X?
how many microns(µ) is 1 ocular unit at 10X?
how many microns(µ) is 10 ocular unit at 10X?
how many microns(µ) is 20 ocular unit at 10X?
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General Biology   Rockangel   1085   Asked 8 years ago
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