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The ads for FreshFruits Market cite a greater choice of organic food and produce when compared to T
The ads for FreshFruits Market cite a greater choice of organic food and produce when compared to T
The ads for FreshFruits Market cite a greater choice of organic food and produce when compared to TraderNick's stores.

This strategy is an example of:

A) Positioning by competitor
B) Positioning by product user
C) Positioning by product class
D) Positioning by use or application
E) Positioning by price/quality
F) Positioning by att
General Biology   Marketing Whiz   65   Asked 10 months ago
Pax Anti-Itch Shampoo advertises itself as a superior shampoo for itchy and flaky scalps. This str
Pax Anti-Itch Shampoo advertises itself as a superior shampoo for itchy and flaky scalps. This str
Pax Anti-Itch Shampoo advertises itself as a superior shampoo for itchy and flaky scalps.

This strategy is an example of:

A) Positioning by competitor
B) Positioning by product user
C) Positioning by product class
D) Positioning by use or application
E) Positioning by price/quality
F) Positioning by attributes/benefits

Correc
General Biology   Marketing Whiz   77   Asked 10 months ago
In its ads, Toys & More claims to be the preferred store for parents shopping for kids ages ...
In its ads, Toys & More claims to be the preferred store for parents shopping for kids ages ...
In its ads, Toys & More claims to be the preferred store for parents shopping for kids ages 1-15.

This strategy is an example of:

A) Positioning by competitor
B) Positioning by product user
C) Positioning by product class
D) Positioning by use or application
E) Positioning by price/quality
F) Positioning by attributes/benefits
General Biology   Marketing Whiz   78   Asked 10 months ago
Solve 6x^4-10x^3-11x^2+13x+2
Solve 6x^4-10x^3-11x^2+13x+2



General Biology   bio_man   97   Asked 11 months ago
I am looking for a website that has the full taxonomy of all organisms
I am looking for a website that has the full taxonomy of all organisms
I need to be able to see the names from Domain down to species for any organism that I am researching.
General Biology   Frank Fletcher   101   Asked 2 years ago
Methods for increasing the capabilities of the body of students
Methods for increasing the capabilities of the body of students
Hello everyone guys!
    I have a dissertation defense soon and my topic is "Research of methods for improving the cognitive and functional capabilities of the body of students". Do you know any methods for improving cognitive abilities? Thank you in advance!
General Biology   Methods   123   Asked 2 years ago
Trophic Levels in a Food Web
Trophic Levels in a Food Web
For the food web attached below, R. Montezuma and B. bakeri occupy more than 1 tropic level. I think they are both primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers, since the phytoplankton, epiphytes, and T. salva would be considered producers.

The solution states they are both secondary, tertiary, and quaternary consumers. Could anyone explain why?

Thanks.
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General Biology   i_love_biology   141   Asked 2 years ago
Describe how blockage in the bile duct would cause the formation of pale-colored faces
Describe how blockage in the bile duct would cause the formation of pale-colored faces
Could it be related to the excretion of bile pigments which some how in some extreme cases that would reduce the RBC in your blood causing pale-colored faces?
General Biology   Tobes   140   Asked 3 years ago
Record the classes for each of the following arthropods, as determined from the dichotomous key
Record the classes for each of the following arthropods, as determined from the dichotomous key
Record the classes for each of the following arthropods, as determined from the dichotomous key:



Organism 1 (Spider) ____________
Organism 2 (Bee) ____________
Organism 3 (Beetle) ____________
Organism 4 (Blue crab) ____________
Organism 5 (Crayfish) ____________
Organism 6 (Tick) ____________
Organism 7 (Fiddler crab) ___________
General Biology   dallas99   1353   Asked 6 years ago
Evolutionary Biology Question 3 parts: explain why Fst increases with distance.... in thankyou
Evolutionary Biology Question 3 parts: explain why Fst increases with distance.... in thankyou
. It has been observed that Fst increases with the distance between populations in many species. Explain why. (2 marks)
Increased distance leads to more isolation and less access to reproductive opportunities between populations decreasing genetic exchange.

b.   Let us imagine that we observe that Fst increases more rapidly with distance for mitochondrial DNA than for
General Biology   mcblaze420   525   Asked 7 years ago
Drag the labels onto the graph to indicate which presynaptic neuron produced each change in the axon
Drag the labels onto the graph to indicate which presynaptic neuron produced each change in the axon
Question :
 Drag the labels onto the graph to indicate which presynaptic neuron produced each change in the axon hillock’s membrane potential. Assume that the same number of ligand-gated ion channels opens at each synapse. (To review the effect of distance between the synapse and the axon hillock, see Hint 2.) Labels can be used once, more than once, or not at all.

A
General Biology   stylesgrade   1729   Asked 7 years ago
Directions: Complete the items below related to the lymphatic system. 1.Lymphatic Flow Directio
Directions: Complete the items below related to the lymphatic system. 1.Lymphatic Flow Directio
Directions: Complete the items below related to the lymphatic system. 


1.   Lymphatic Flow
Directions: Complete the flow of lymph.


Right hallux, traveling up the right foot and right lower leg              lymphatic collecting vessels               right popliteal lymph
General Biology   melissa 21   617   Asked 7 years ago
For each statement, the distribution of a population is illustrated before a selective force causes ...
For each statement, the distribution of a population is illustrated before a selective force causes ...
 For each statement, the distribution of a population is illustrated before a selective force causes the population to evolve.

i. Indicate where on the graph the selection takes place (it could be one place or two) by placing an “x” (or two if necessary).
ii. Draw the new population distribution on the graph.
iii. Indicate the type of selection taking place.
General Biology   123daisy   1081   Asked 7 years ago
What is the effect of germinating seeds on the volume of gas in a controlled environment?
What is the effect of germinating seeds on the volume of gas in a controlled environment?
oxygen consumption in cellular respiration.
When seeds germinate, they use cellular respiration to release stored chemical energy that will enable the growth of the seedling. As you have learned in previous science courses, oxygen is an important reactant in this process. In this activity you will investigate the level of cellular respiration of germinating seeds by measuring t
General Biology   irinaaa   372   Asked 7 years ago
Not Understanding the Science behind Rapid Evolution
Not Understanding the Science behind Rapid Evolution
So, I've been studying up on Punctuate Equilibrium, and I've come across a bit of a jiffy. I understand that there is a rapid evolution of species, either from significant change in the environment, or a new prey, etc. But I don't understand how this rapid evolution happens without the species entirely going extinct. Wouldn't the species die out before they could
General Biology   PseudoIntellect   400   Asked 7 years ago
Concentration of oxygen's effect on diffusion.
Concentration of oxygen's effect on diffusion.
How does the concentration of oxygen in different regions of the body affect its affinity and rate of diffusion in regards to binding to hemoglobin, or disassociating from hemoglobin?
General Biology   Fender001   201   Asked 7 years ago
Drag any terms that match more than one category to the intersecting parts of the circles.
Drag any terms that match more than one category to the intersecting parts of the circles.

Drag each phrase on the left to its correct location on the Venn diagram on the right. Drag any terms that match more than one category to the intersecting parts of the circles. (Hint: Each of the seven sections of the Venn diagram will contain at least one label.)
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General Biology   Devyobey   3242   Asked 7 years ago
The conventional view that all tastes are encoded by various combinations of activity in five ...
The conventional view that all tastes are encoded by various combinations of activity in five ...
 
No receptors have been discovered for salty and sour.
 

Evidence suggests that there may be more than five primary tastes.
 

Many tastes cannot be created from combinations of five current primaries
 

Thirty receptors have been discovered for bitter.
General Biology   Coffeelover1   231   Asked 7 years ago
An individuals was suffering from violent headaches and blurred vision for several years and a ...
An individuals was suffering from violent headaches and blurred vision for several years and a ...
1)An individuals was suffering from violent headaches and blurred vision for several years and a doctor determined that this individual had a tumor caused excessive production of human growth hormone.

From what you know about the structure of the brain, can you explain why this person was experiencing blurred vision?

2)Bovine somatotropin (BST) is a growth horm
General Biology   lisashtay   400   Asked 7 years ago
Analyze the collected data by describing the colour change, and interpret the results obtained by ...
Analyze the collected data by describing the colour change, and interpret the results obtained by ...
1)Analyze the collected data by describing the colour change, and interpret the results obtained by explaining what the colours represent. ?

2)Explain the results obtained by identifying the urine sample of a normal, an insulin dependent, and an insulin independent patient. Explain the cause of of their conditions. ?

3)Identify the variables listed below.
General Biology   lisashtay   528   Asked 7 years ago
I am an enzyme. Without me, DNA Pol cannot work. However, the cruel RNA Pol does my activity itself. ...
I am an enzyme. Without me, DNA Pol cannot work. However, the cruel RNA Pol does my activity itself. ...
I am an enzyme. Without me, DNA Pol cannot work. However, the cruel RNA Pol does my activity itself. Who am I?
General Biology   shankram   289   Asked 7 years ago
Lumen and Malpighian tublues in Arthropoda that both same?
Lumen and Malpighian tublues in Arthropoda that both same?
Lumen and Malpighian tublues in Arthropoda that both same?
General Biology   Bank Physics   300   Asked 7 years ago
Can hallucinations create experiences we have in our dreams?
Can hallucinations create experiences we have in our dreams?
During hallucinations, you can experience certain experiences and mental states you had in the past.  These experiences and mental states can be brought back to you during a hallucination.  But can this also include the altered and strange mental states we experience in our dreams and nightmares?

In nightmares, for example, you are able to experience these compl
General Biology   MattMVS7   255   Asked 7 years ago
Many ask me a chart to understand the relationship between a North Pacific Giant Octopus ( max size ...
Many ask me a chart to understand the relationship between a North Pacific Giant Octopus ( max size ...
By now I'm exhausted .

Our friends do not explain what is long from head to tentacle a Pacific giant octopus (Maximum size ) .
Some say it is 9 meters long tentacle . It must be a fake . " The umbrella" naturally is 9 meters but the length of a single tentacle believe half . Many users are a bit ' too religious ! Not scientists , fake !
You h
General Biology   Q4zpu   310   Asked 7 years ago
Choosing Classroom Microscopes - Your advice, opinions
Choosing Classroom Microscopes - Your advice, opinions
Hello, I've been asked to recommend what brand and model microscopes we should get to replace a number of our old and tired scopes (SF Bay Area High School). I am relatively new to the profession. My current thinking is:

  • Monocular compound with 4 10 40 and possibly 100X
  • Good quality (The Leica DM100 seems very expensive at $470, but do y
General Biology   Mark50001   278   Asked 7 years ago
A patient complains of fever, pain on one side of the body, and fatigue. The clinician notices that ...
A patient complains of fever, pain on one side of the body, and fatigue. The clinician notices that ...
A patient complains of fever, pain on one side of the body, and fatigue. The clinician notices that the skin is red, but the rash is not spotty.  The patient reports some painful urination for a few days during the previous week.  The test for urinalysis reveals the presence a motile gram-negative bacilli.
(a) What is the patient most likely suffering from?
(b) &
General Biology   mackenZIe67   456   Asked 7 years ago
What happens between decibel and human insulin?
What happens between decibel and human insulin?
Why are people afraid of Human Insulin War?

The unified network of DNA profile and or genotype to a targeted population of human insulin is compromised by the conspiracy to invade the nitrogenous base of a specified pH scale in order to overthrow the permeable substrate of isotonic homology to a specified sensitivity zone of genome code.

To overthrow the genome
General Biology   bartin   243   Asked 7 years ago
Trait question and calculations!
Trait question and calculations!
In shorthorn cattle, coat colour may be red, white, or roan. Crosses between a red bull and a white cow produce only roan offspring.
The alleles for coat colour in shorthorn cattle demonstrate

a. codominance
b. crossing over
c. sex-linkage
d. nondisjunction

If a roan shorthorn is crossed with a white-coated shorthorn, what is the probabi
General Biology   ILoveBIO30   239   Asked 7 years ago
Complex Population Questions with calculations
Complex Population Questions with calculations
The M and N factors are glycoproteins that are found on the surface of red blood cells. Unlike other types of red blood cell antigens, the M and N factors do not cause antibody reactions in human blood transfusions. People with type M blood are homozygous for the M allele, and people with type N blood are homozygous for the N allele. Heterozygous individuals have type MN blood. In a
General Biology   ILoveBIO30   309   Asked 7 years ago
Draw one card from each pile, representing meiosis, and record the genotype resulting from ...
Draw one card from each pile, representing meiosis, and record the genotype resulting from ...
Monohybrid Cross  Let the two colors of cards represent genes.  Shuffle the deck well, then split it into two equal piles.  One pile represents sperm, the other ova. Letting red cards represent dominant genes (R) and black cards represent recessive genes (r), you have represented parents containing Rr genes.  What is your expectation or prediction of the variatio
General Biology   vpgoranova   530   Asked 7 years ago
Identifying the unknown blood type? Pls help!
Identifying the unknown blood type? Pls help!
I attempted this question twice but I only got 2 right, and my teacher does not give the correct answers, please help!


A student is given eight red blood cell suspensions, which contain only red blood cells, and the serum from each sample.  Serum is blood plasma in which fibrinogen has been removed.

She is asked to identify each of the four blood ty
General Biology   bio_helper   211   Asked 7 years ago
Difference between bioinformatics, computational biology,biological computation?
Difference between bioinformatics, computational biology,biological computation?
Hello,

I'm still trying to figure out how to define in layman's terms the true difference between bioinformatics, computational biology and biological computation? Bioinformatics seems to be, from what I have gathered, in simplest terms, is the creation of computer programs/computer algorithms to gather and analyze lots of biological data so humans don't ha
General Biology   licarush   225   Asked 7 years ago
Gut microbes why studies have different conclusions and which is more accurate
Gut microbes why studies have different conclusions and which is more accurate
A study of the human gut performed in 1982 used various types of plates under different growth conditions to    describe and enumerate the microbes in the human gut. They concluded that the majority of the microbes in the    human gut are Gammaproteobacteria. A study conducted in 2010 using next-generation sequencing to    characterize 16S rRNA sequences concluded that the majority of the
General Biology   anuttz   428   Asked 7 years ago
Homeotic Gene Expression
Homeotic Gene Expression


         Homeotic genes are genes that regulate the development of anatomical structures in various
organisms such as insects, mammals, and plants. Explain what makes homeotic genes to be particularly helpful in mapping a human genome. Using a birth and death of genes paradigm, explain how one copy of an ancestral homeotic gene can give rise to m
General Biology   dildreamz   212   Asked 7 years ago
Identify and mark the introns and exons...
Identify and mark the introns and exons...
DNA PROFILING

STR - CHARACTERISATION AND PRIMER DESIGN


Introduction

Successful PCR experimentation depends crucially on primer design and characterisation.  Poor primer design can lead to a series of problems that can result in, for example, no amplification, poor amplification or the amplification of multiple targets.

There a
General Biology   05mbodh   421   Asked 7 years ago
If Charlie, instead of the ligase buffer, added BamHI buffer to the tube he left
If Charlie, instead of the ligase buffer, added BamHI buffer to the tube he left
. Help Charlie analyze his gel
A new lab technician, Charlie, was supposed to perform a restriction digest on the phage lambda DNA with BamHI enzyme. Charlie was in a hurry and, instead of BamHI, he used a DNA ligase, with the DNA ligase buffer. He also left a tube on the bench in the lab, where it remained during the weekend. When he came back next Monday morning, he noticed
General Biology   dildreamz   433   Asked 7 years ago
What are some consequences of the shift from reliance on adults to reliance on p
What are some consequences of the shift from reliance on adults to reliance on p
What are some consequences of the shift from reliance on adults to reliance on peers? Are there advantages? Dangers?
General Biology   mccrorysgirl   454   Asked 7 years ago
A critically ill patient enters your emergency room, showing signs of septic sho
A critically ill patient enters your emergency room, showing signs of septic sho
A critically ill patient enters your emergency room, exhibiting signs and symptoms of severe septic shock. In this case, should you immediately begin treatment with a broad-spectrum drug or a narrow-spectrum drug? Explain your answer and discuss any possible consequences of using either drug in the patient.
General Biology   Katrice86   3840   Asked 7 years ago
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   329   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   473   Asked 7 years ago
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