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    Biological Love

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    Biological Basis of Love The aim of this essay is to discuss and evaluate a more recent area of neuropsychology‚ which is the biological basis of attraction. The focus of the essay will be on how certain brain activities in regions of the brain are associated with feelings of attraction in an individual. These forms of attractions can be seen as types of love towards a potential mate and this essay will be targeted at defining what love is and the type of loves there are. The essay will then link

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    anything covered in lecture may appear on the exam.   Membrane Transport 1. Describe the cell permeability and membrane transport.  What can enter/exit the cell on its own?  What requires assistance? Why? 2. Describe membrane potential.  What is it?  How is it established?  How does it influence the transport of charged molecules?  What are the components of the electrochemical gradient? 3. What are the different types of membrane transport?  Describe each in detail.  Which move solutes

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    Biological Weapons

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    Biological weapons include any organism (such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ or fungi) or toxin found in nature that can be used to kill or injure a person. The history of biological weapons starts back way before many people realize. Biological weapons have quite a few advantages and disadvantages. Biological weapons have been used as agents of terror and will continue to be used as such. Biological weapons are extremely dangerous and shouldn’t be used because they have the potential to wipe out entire

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    Biological Psychology

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    eat and there are periods of time when the digestive tract is empty. Therefore this essay will look at the biological control of eating. Although the body has short them and long term reservoirs of food‚ our body uses hunger signals to tell the brain when it is time to eat. There are many different reasons why this occurs and this will be explained throughout this essay. Before the biological process to actually make the body get up and go for food‚ the short term and long term reservoirs begin to

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    Biological Citizens

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    * Biological Citizens: All those citizenship projects that have linked their conception of citizens to beliefs about the biological existence of human beings‚ as individuals‚ men and women‚ families‚ lineages‚ communities‚ populations‚ races and species. * We live in a society surrounded by Multiculturalism‚ where nations can no longer be seen as a cultural or religious unity‚ nor is citizenship based on trying to create a single national identity. * Biological beliefs‚ implicitly or

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    The psychologist taking the biological approach would respond with an explanation of how the brain may be deficient in a certain area. He/she may suggest that there is a chemical imbalance in the brain causing the irrational actions displayed by the criminal. There may be any number of chemicals in the brain that could be off and affecting reactions in the nervous system all the way into the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system. Additionally‚ the psychologist may attribute genetic markers

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    permeability of the cell membrane: The question being answered from doing this experiment is ‘How do different temperatures affect the permeability of the plasma membrane of beetroot?’ Beetroot contains red pigments called betalains‚ located within the cell vacuole. Normally the pigments cannot pass through membranes but they leak out when the beetroot is cooked or placed in alcohol. The aim of this practical is to use beetroot to examine the effect of temperature on cell membranes and relate the effects

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    Biological Productivitiy

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    Week 7 Essay Define "biological productivity.” When a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ what does she or he mean? List several factors that influence productivity in various ocean environments (the surf zone‚ mid-ocean and the deep abyss). According to encyclopedia2 the definition of biological productivity is “The productivity of organisms and ecosystems‚ as defined by primary‚ secondary‚ and community productivities. So when a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ he or she is referring

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    Biological Components

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    The biological components may be an inherited gene that was passed to this adult such as alcoholism‚ depression or anxiety. If alcoholism is in the family‚ the young adult could of inherited the gene and believes that having drinks to relax is the way to go. The effect of alcohol on the individual contributes to the drinking to excess to unwind. The biological status of the individual pertains to the biological and inherited characteristics which affect the response to the alcohol and the mood the

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    Biological Currency

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    Biological Currency The objective of this lab is to figure out whether or not this money is counterfeit. We will attempt to find the information needed to prove that the money is counterfeit or not by looking at it under a microscope and by using iodine drops to compare the money’s result with the results of different items. Counterfeiting money is not a new to any country. It started when paper money was first made. Some countries attempt to counterfeit rivals money to drive their economy downward

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