Please find a guided reading tool and extra resources for your assigned reading for February 4 and 5. You will be participating in a modified Team Based Learning strategy for this content‚ and coming to class prepared by reading your text is imperative. I acknowledge that there is a GREAT DEAL of information contained in this chapter. This guided reading tool is an attempt to assist you focuses on the reading. While it may be extremely helpful to do so‚ it is not required for you to write the
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40 questions for 40 points * 1) A majority of genetically engineered crops in production worldwide today have been engineered with a gene that: For 1 Point(s) Answer: * A) codes for a protein that improves the nutrient value of the food * B) codes for a protein that allows the plant to thrive in a high-salt environment. * C) codes for a protein which makes the crop resistant to the herbicide Roundup * D) codes for a protein that suppresses the production of
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syndrome (2006) Central obesity (defined as waist circumference# with ethnicity specific values) AND any two of the following: * Raised triglycerides: > 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)‚ or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality. * Reduced HDL cholesterol: < 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) in males‚ < 50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) in females‚ or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality * Raised blood pressure: systolic BP > 130 or diastolic BP >85 mm Hg‚ or treatment of previously diagnosed
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Quiz 1 Origins of Agriculture 1/7 (read 180-181‚ a closer look 11.1 & centers of plant domestication) Human History * humans have existed as species ~ 195‚000 years/ farming has been practiced ~ 11‚500 years. * Knowledge of foraging societies: * archaeological evidence: middens (trash pile – bones‚ corn cobs‚ etc.) & coprolites (fossilized fecal material‚ to get an idea of what people ate) * modern evidence: !Kung‚ Ainu * Why did we start farming? * easier‚ it
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------------------------------------------------- Early History of Papayas The first literary reference to papayas dates back to 1526‚ when they were found in the Caribbean coast of Panama and Colombia and described by the Spanish chronicler Oviedo. Thanks to its several hardy seeds (which can last for up to the 3 years in cool and dry conditions) the plant spread relatively easily throughout the tropics‚ and has become naturalized in several regions‚ especially those abundant with water and fertile
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4 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM The circulatory system contains several very different components‚ including the heart‚ a hollow muscular pump that stands at the operational center of the system that pumps liquid blood throughout the body through three types of flexible tubes‚ the blood vessels (Fig. 4.1). The arteries channel blood from the heart to all parts of the body needing service. Once there‚ the blood passes through narrow arteries and enters the capillaries‚ which are the narrowest blood vessels
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Hardware Design Some Important terms: 1) HDL: Hardware Description Language e.g. VHDL and Verilog This is the language in which the design is coded. The design code is in a specific format called RTL design. 2) RTL: Register Transfer Logic The way the design is coded. 2a) flip flop: One unit for 1 memory retention. 3) Test bench: This is the program that tests the design. It applies the stimulus to the design and compares the actual output with the expected output. If the actual output is
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Cholesterol and LDL Levels in F2 [Dahl RxS] Intercross Rats Authors: Victoria L.M‚ Tamara Didishvili‚ Lyle V. Lopez‚ Richard H. Myers‚ Nelson Ruiz-Opazo 1. What is the disease name of the model/study organism? Answer: the disease name of the model/study organism is‚ Coronary artery disease 2. What is one piece of interesting information found in the introduction? Answer: one piece of interesting information I found in the introduction was that‚ low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) has been shown
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fatty substances‚ cholesterol‚ calcium and other substances in the inner lining of arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. It also contributes to other risk factors‚ including obesity‚ high blood pressure‚ high triglycerides‚ a low level of HDL ("good") cholesterol and diabetes. Even moderately intense physical activity such as brisk walking is beneficial when done regularly for a total of 30 minutes or longer on most or all days. Why is exercise or physical activity important? Regular aerobic
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A Better Life Joshua Wilkinson Utilizing Information in College Writing Com 125 Instructor Melissa Simms-Powell August 05‚ 2007 Within the last few decades the world has become more educated then ever. The information we now have on medicine and general knowledge is helping people live longer and healthier lives. Many people seek the fountain of youth‚ but little do they know it is all about what they eat and how they exercise that prolongs life. Modern science shows us simple steps in everyday
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