Study Guide- Taoism 2. Describe the Chinese concept of the ying and yang as a unifying explanation for the universe. Yin The negative force in nature Seen as darkness‚ coolness‚ dampness Female The earth‚ moon and shadows Yang Positive force in nature Seen as lightness‚ brightness‚ warmth‚ dryness Masculine The sun Although the interpretation might be negative and positive‚ it is not how we actually depict these two aspects. They represent a balance and are interdependent (cannot exist
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Human Physiology Exam 1 Part 2 Study Guide Chapter 1 Define homeostasis * Maintenance of constant conditions in the internal environment. Composition‚ temperature and volume of extracellular fluid do not change significantly under normal conditions Know the components of a homeostatic control mechanism * Regulated Variable- Regulated to stay within relatively narrow limits * Set Point- normal desire value * Error Signal- difference between the actual value and the set point
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FALSE – The figures 2/10 means that the customer will obtain a 2% discount if payment will be made within 10 days (collection period)‚ and will not obtain any percentage of discount if payments will be made within 30 days and beyond for n/30 figures. 3. The ‘float’ refers to funds in transit to the firm and is caused by the time required for a check to reach the payee plus the time required for the check to clear through the banking system. FALSE – Time lapse between issuing a check and debiting of
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(organizational strategy) 2) Operational processes – the core processes that make up the value stream (production‚ marketing‚ sales) 3) Supporting processes – support the core processes (accounting‚ HR‚ and IT) Process Variation 1) The variety of goods /services being offered 2) Structural variation in demand (trends‚ seasonality‚ generally predictable) 3) Random variation (cannot generally be influenced by managers) 4) Assignable variation (caused by defective inputs‚ can be reduced
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statistics is closely linked with the administrative affairs of a state such as facts and figures regarding defense force‚ population‚ housing‚ food‚ financial resources etc. What is true about a government is also true about industrial administration units‚ and even one’s personal life. The word statistics has several meanings. In the first place‚ it is a plural noun which describes a collection of numerical data such as employment statistics‚ accident statistics‚ population statistics‚ birth and
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WEEK 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 1. Define the terms anatomy and physiology‚ and explain their relationship using an example of a human structure with its corresponding function. Anatomy is the study of the human body while physiology‚ is the study of how the body functions. For example‚ the cardiovascular system includes the heart‚ veins‚ and blood. The heart produces a controlled electrical shock that causes the heart to contort. This creates a pumping action that pushes
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Define metabolism: The sum of all biological chemical reactions inside a cell or organism Differences in catabolism and anabolism: Catabolism is an enzyme-regulated chemical reaction that releases energy. Complex organic compounds such as glucose‚ amino acids‚ glycerol and fatty acids are broken down into simpler ones. The energy of catabolic reactions is used to drive the anabolic reactions. Anabolism is also enzyme regulated but requires energy for taking the simpler broken down components
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evolution The phenomenon that populations of organisms change over the course of many generations. As a result‚ some organisms become more successful at survival and reproduction natural selection The process that eliminates those individuals that are less likely to survive and reproduce in a particular environment‚ while allowing other individuals with traits that confer greater reproductive success to increase in numbers. Directional selection is when natural selection favors a specific
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operations managers focus their layout design efforts on attractiveness while paying little attention to efficiency. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Learning Outcome: Discuss operations and operations management as a competitive advantage for the organization 3) All organizations‚ including service firms such as banks and hospitals‚ have a production function. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Key Term: Production Objective: LO1 Learning Outcome: Discuss operations and operations management as a competitive advantage
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Exam 3 Review Sheet Genetics terms: phenotype‚ genotype‚ allele‚ dominant‚ recessive‚ homozygous‚ heterozygous‚ multiple alleles‚ codominance Phenotype: physical appearance Genotype: genetic composition Allele: alternate form of a gene Dominant: trait that will be expressed Recessive: trait that will be masked by dominant trait Homozygous: both alleles are the same Heterozygous: the alleles are different Multiple Alleles: Codominance: Sex determination – all possibilities Xyy: Xxy
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