1. Define each of the following terms: a period: a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table. b group: a vertical column of elements in the Periodic Table. Elements in a group have similar chemical properties. c noble gas: an inert or non-reactive element that is located in a group 0 (or 18) of the Periodic Table. d transition metal: metallic elements found in groups 3–12 that often have coloured compounds. e alkali metal: metallic elements that are extremely reactive. Alkali metals are
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Amylase is a very important enzyme located in the saliva and pancreatic juices that hydrolyses (break down) starch and glycogen into more simple and readily digestible forms of sugar. Enzymes are biological catalysts that increase the rate of biological reactions. Enzymes are produced in living cells and are involved in speeding up biochemical reactions. They have an active site to which specific substrate binds. They increase the rate of reactions by decreasing the amount of activation energy meaning
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of people. On the important part‚ it evolves the medium that being used in the world. Furthermore‚ it also change the way people communicate. Communication have move towards to where it influenced by technology. Technology has help people to communicate with other people regardless where they are without having difficulties. Moreover the technology enhanced mediums that able make communication far more interesting than before. In this term‚ medium of communication has increase into variety of choices
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The word best used to describe me before entering STEAM freshman year is anxious because going into a new program at a public school is an experience I have never had prior to this year. I have been to many different kinds of schools in my life: Christian‚ Catholic‚ private‚ even homeschooling‚ but up until this year I have never been to a government school‚ which made me quite nervous. I had planned for the worst‚ expecting the hardest of projects and lessons‚ hoping to prepare myself for the
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5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement? The moment the words escaped my mouth I knew my life was going to change‚ what I did not expect was how drastic the impact would be. Not so long ago‚ on December 18‚ 2013‚ life‚ as I had known‚ had become upended‚ as my family and friends first discovered how I had been molested‚ for years by not only one but two family members
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Describe and evaluate the Behaviourist Approach The basic assumption of the behaviourist approach is that all behaviour is learned through experiences a person has in their environment. From this we know that behaviourists are on the side of nature in the “nature vs. nurture” debate. In comparison bio psychologists will be firmly on the side of nurture. There is also the argument between behaviourists to whether behaviour is learnt better through positive or negative reinforcement. Positive
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Briefly describe the unit (type of unit; types of patients; number of patients): I am on the medical surgical unit for my clinical. This unit serves patients who have a variety of medical and surgical diagnoses. Some of the diagnoses and conditions include urinary tract infections‚ gastritis‚ pneumonia‚ generalized weakness‚ and knee replacement. There is a total of 60 beds on this unit. What resources/sources did you use to do this assignment? I interviewed the charge nurse and used the patient’s
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Describe the Factors Affecting Majority Influence A study was carried out by Solomon Asch which showed the factors which affected majority influence. In his study he wanted to see how group pressure affects group tasks with an obvious answer. The method he used to carry out this study was by using eight male students were arranged around a table but only one of them however was a real participant who turns up late and the others were confederates of the researchers. The task was to identify out
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DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURAL COMPARTMENTATION OF MAMMALIAN CELLS AND THE DIFFERING FUNCTIONS OF THESE COMPARTMENTS All mammalian cells are eukaryotic‚ and whilst the eukaryotic type of cell is not exclusive to mammals‚ mammalian cells differ from other eukaryotic cells because of the organelles that are or are not present. For instance some plant cells have chloroplasts which are not present in mammalian cells‚ but both plant cells and mammalian cells are eukaryotic in nature. The term eukaryotic refers
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One Word That Describes Me What’s one word that describes me? That’s the question that I have pondered for a long time. Honestly‚ until watching Citizen Kane and being forced to write this essay‚ I had no idea. To narrow down one word that fully describes me is a very difficult this to do. I have to look within to see what really matters to me and what words complexly engulf my personality. I believe that the one word that represents me is adventurous. Every year my family plans to gather themselves
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