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Many of the structural features studied in this laboratory evolved in response to the environmental challenges of the terrestrial habitat. Complete Table 19.3 naming the cells, tissues, and organs that have allowed vascular plants to adapt to each environmental factor. Table 12.3 – Adaptations of Plant Cells and Structures to the Land Environment Many of the structural features studied in this laboratory evolved in response to the environmental challenges of the terrestrial habitat. Complete Table 19.3 naming the cells, tissues, and organs that have allowed vascular plants to adapt to each environmental factor. Table 12.3 – Adaptations of Plant Cells and Structures to the Land EnvironmentEnvironmental FactorAdaptations to Land EnvironmentDesiccationTransport of materials between plant and environmentGas exchangeAnchorage in substrateTransport of materials within plant bodyStructural support in response to gravitySexual reproduction without waterDispersal of offspring from immobile plant Solution ANS: Environmental Factor and Adaptations to Land Environment: 1. Desiccation: Endodermis, stomata and cuticle (prevents water loss). Cuticle & stomata are formed to protect against dehydration. 2. Transport of materials between plant and environment: Vascular Tissue,Endodermis and stomata. Vascular nutrient movement is developed rather than passive diffusion. 3. Gas exchange: increased stomata density allowed plants to better rate of transpiration 4. Anchorage in substrate: substrate roots (taproot, fibrous) and tap roots. 5. Transport of materials within plant body: Vascular tissue (Phloem andstomata). Vascular tissue transports nutrients throughout a plant, such transport may occur over long distances. 6. Structural support in response to gravity: Dermal tissue and collenchyma 7. Sexual reproduction without water: Seeds Seed contains structures such as cones (gymno sperm) and flowers (angiosperms) 8. Dispersal of offspring from immobile plant: Seed adaptations (wings), Flowers (pollination)..
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* Parameter:
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* /
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* Parameter:
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(b) Which are the mutator function(s)?
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Solution
a) accessors
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b) mutators
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void withdraw(double)
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MV. Based on this information, What can you infer about the entry pathways and mechanism of
two viruses?
Solution
Entry of virus in the host membrane includes a number of steps.
The entry pathway of Influenza virus is influenced by a fusion protein termed as hemagglutinin.
It is a trimeric glycoprotien present in multiple copies in the membrane envelope of influenza
virus. The structure of hemagglutinin contains a receptor binding sites, fusion peptide, a
metastable structure motif, and the transmembrane domain.
For the entry of IFV the first step involves the recognition of the host cell receptor molecules ,
terminal sialic acid by hemagglutinin. The attachment is multivalent in nature as the multiple
copies of trimetric hemagglutinin gets attached with the receptors on the membrane and triggers
endocytosis of the IFV. The virus is trapped in endosome and moves via a unidirectional
pathway towards nucleus of the host cell. At this position the pH of the endosome become acidic
and induces a dramatic conformational change in hemagglutinin to insert the fusion protein into
the host membrane (nucleus). It induces a juxtaposition of the two membrane and forms a fusion
pore that allows the release of the genome segment in the of the IFV. The genome then
undergoes translation in host cells and thus develop protein and in turns shows symptoms of
disease.
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activity and thus inactivate the entry of the virus. For optimal expression of fusion activity the
virus must bound to the target membrane before exposure to low pH.
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target membrane as well as help the F protein in the fusion process which involves the insertion
of hydrophobic fusion peptide in the cell membrane. Unlike IFV, MV uses single protein , the
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protein which is expressed in four isoform. MV enters a cell by pH independent membrane
fusion at the cell surface. Binding of the H protein is believed to induce conformational change
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Are the structures present in the organisms or not? Amswer Yes or No.
Structure
Claim
Squid
Earthworm
Grasshopper
Starfish
Lamprey
Triploblastic
Eucoelomate
Deuterostome
Limbs
External Ear
Reproduction Dioecious
Lungs
Dorsal Nerve Cord
Amniotic Egg
Placenta
Gall Bladder
Endoskeleton
Lobed Liver
Bony Skeleton
Swim bladder
Metanephric Kidney
3 Semicircular canals
Rectal Gland
Larynx/Syrinx
Tetrapod limbs
Double loop circulatory system
Feathers/hair
Homeothermic
Synapsid skull
Bony Operculum
Muscular Gizzard
Mammary Glands
Waterproof Skin
Closed Circulatory System
Claim
Squid
Earthworm
Grasshopper
Starfish
Lamprey
Ventricles
Keratin on Digits
4 Chambered Heart
Diaphragm
Radial Cleavage
Paired Kidney
Ridges in stomach
Spiral valve
Lungs honeycombed
Bilateral Symmetry
Heterodont Dentition
Vas deferens present
Egg Isolecithal
Rotational Cleavage
Pharyngeal/branchial pouches
Enucleated Red Blood Cells
Calcareous shells
Cranial nerves present
Structure
Claim
Squid
Earthworm
Grasshopper
Starfish
Lamprey
Triploblastic
Eucoelomate
Deuterostome
Limbs
External Ear
Reproduction Dioecious
Lungs
Dorsal Nerve Cord
Amniotic Egg
Placenta
Gall Bladder
Endoskeleton
Lobed Liver
Bony Skeleton
Swim bladder
Metanephric Kidney
3 Semicircular canals
Rectal Gland
Larynx/Syrinx
Tetrapod limbs
Double loop circulatory system
Feathers/hair
Homeothermic
Synapsid skull
Bony Operculum
Muscular Gizzard
Mammary Glands
Waterproof Skin
Closed Circulatory System
Claim
Squid
Earthworm
Grasshopper
Starfish
Lamprey
Ventricles
Keratin on Digits
4 Chambered Heart
Diaphragm
Radial Cleavage
Paired Kidney
Ridges in stomach
Spiral valve
Lungs honeycombed
Bilateral Symmetry
Heterodont Dentition
Vas deferens present
Egg Isolecithal
Rotational Cleavage
Pharyngeal/branchial pouches
Enucleated Red Blood Cells
Calcareous shells
Cranial nerves present
Solution
Structure Clam Squid Earthworm Grasshopper Starfish Lamprey Triploblastic Yes yes Yes
Yes Yes No Eucoelomate Yes Yes Yes No No No Deuterostome No No Yes Yes Yes No.
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4)Virtually all modern operating systems are heavily influenced by Multics.
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Write an SQL statement to answer the question.
Primary keys are( BOLD and italicized) and attributes with the same names in different tables
are foreign keys.
Doctors(doctorId, doctorName, specialty)
Patients(patientId, patientName, sex, patientBalance, numberOfVisits)
Records(doctorId, patientId, date, diagnosis, visitCost)
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administered by the doctor.
Solution
Answer:
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1.Based on current fossil evidence:
Select one:
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b. evolution of baleen forced whales to become fully aquatic
d. a and c are correct
e. b and c are correct
2.Evolution occurs when:
Select one:
a. individuals in a population change in response to the environment
b. the average value of trait in a population changes from one generation to the next
d. Neither a or b is correct
3.New mutations:
Select one:
b. are necessary for natural selection to cause evolutionary change
c. are rare in a population
d. a and b are correct
e. all are correct
4.One important feature that links extinct organisms such as Pakicetus and Indohyus to cetaceans
is:
Select one:
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c. the lack of hindlegs
d. peg-like teeth
5.The fluke of a whale and the fluke of a shark:
Select one:
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b. arose through convergent evolution
c. are the result of natural selection
d. b and c are correct
Solution
1.(b)evolution of baleen forced whales to become fully aquatic.
2. (b) evolution occurs when 1. Organisms produce more offspring than actually survive.,2.
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variations allow members of a species to survive and reproduce better than others.,5. Organisms
that survive and reproduce pass their traits to their offspring, and the helpful traits gradually
appear in more and more of the population.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the normal probability distribution?
A) Positively-skewed
B) Bell-shaped
C) Symmetrical
D) Mean Mode and median are all equal
Solution
Positively-skewed is NOT a characteristic of the normal probability distribution
A) Positively-skewed
Characteristics of normal probabiity ditribution
1. The mean, median, and the mode are equal
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B. Logical
C. Host
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sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments links the each pelvic bone to the sacrum and
coccyx.these convert two notches on the pelvic bone into greater and lesser sciatic notches. So
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Solution
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workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs;
Reduces health care fraud and abuse;
Mandates industry-wide standards for health care information on electronic billing and other
processes; and
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for the privacy of individually identifiable health information. When it comes to personal
information that moves across hospitals, doctors’ offices, insurers or third party payers, and State
lines, our country has relied on a patchwork of Federal and State laws. Under the patchwork of
laws existing prior to adoption of HIPAA and the Privacy Rule, personal health information
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with a patient\'s medical treatment or health care reimbursement. For example, unless otherwise
forbidden by State or local law, without the Privacy Rule patient information held by a health
plan could, without the patient’s permission, be passed on to a lender who could then deny the
patient\'s application for a home mortgage or a credit card, or to an employer who could use it in
personnel decisions. The Privacy Rule establishes a Federal floor of safeguards to protect the
confidentiality of medical information. State laws which provide stronger privacy protections
will continue to apply over and above the new Federal privacy standards.
Health care providers have a strong tradition of safeguarding private health information.
However, in today’s world, the old system of paper records in locked filing cabinets is not
enough. With information broadly held and transmitted electronically, the Rule provides clear
standards for the protection of personal health information.
There are many benefits to healthcare organizations for complying with HIPAA standards.
There are huge benefits of reducing paper in health care. There are alo benefits of standardizing
data, especially for the coordination of insurance benefits and payments. Also, this will make
health plan–specific reporting and filing requirements for hospitals and health care providers
unnecessary. Easier to maintain patients\' personal health information in a secure and
confidential manner.
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what are the similarties and difference between bacterial growth and apical growth of
microorganisms
Solution
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into two daughter cells of same sizes.Bacteria growth follows in three phases,the lag phase when
cells adapt to new environment,log phase marking exponential growth and stationary phase when
nutrients get depleted.
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fragmentation,while yeasts replicate through budding.Sexual reproduction happens when
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hyphae asexually.Fragmentation takes place when cells of the hyphae split off to form a different
fungus.A single fungus cell may divide in two to form a new fungus in a process termed as
budding.Fungal hyphae extend continuously at their extreme tips, where enzymes are released
into the environment and where new wall materials are synthesised.The rate of tip extension can
be extremely rapid up to 40 micrometres per minute.It is supported by the continuous movement
of materials into the tip from older regions of the hyphae.So,fungal hypha is a continuously
moving mass of protoplasm in a continuously extending tube.This unique mode of growth -
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economic significance.Apical growth enables fungi to extend into fresh zones of substrate.This is
especially important for growth on complex,insoluble polymers such as cellulose,because the
enzymes released from hyphae have a limited rate of diffusion.These enzymes create zones of
substrate erosion around the hyphae,but the tips can grow continuously out of these nutrient-
exhausted zones.For this reason,fungi are the major decomposers of organic matter and also are
efficient in capturing mineral nutrients in mycorrhizal associations.Apical growth gives
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Solution
Analogue data use values that change very smoothly.
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moving seconds hand. The change is continuous.
Sound is also a good example of analog data.
Also, the electrical signal wave through a wire is an example of analog data.
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In mathematics, the integral of a non-negative function of a single variable can be regarded, in
the simplest case, as thearea between the graph of that function and the x-axis. The Lebesgue
integral extends the integral to a larger class of functions. It also extends the domains on which
these functions can be defined.
Mathematicians had long understood that for non-negative functions with a smooth enough
graph—such ascontinuous functions on closed bounded intervals—the area under the curve
could be defined as the integral, and computed using approximation techniques on the region by
polygons. However, as the need to consider more irregular functions arose—e.g., as a result of
the limiting processes of mathematical analysis and the mathematical theory of probability—it
became clear that more careful approximation techniques were needed to define a suitable
integral. Also, one might wish to integrate on spaces more general than the real line. The
Lebesgue integral provides the right abstractions needed to do this important job.
The Lebesgue integral plays an important role in the branch of mathematics called real analysis
and in many other mathematical sciences fields. It is named after Henri Lebesgue (1875–1941),
who introduced the integral (Lebesgue 1904). It is also a pivotal part of the axiomatic theory of
probability.
The term Lebesgue integration can mean either the general theory of integration of a function
with respect to a general measure, as introduced by Lebesgue, or the specific case of integration
of a function defined on a sub-domain of the real line with respect to Lebesgue measure.
The integral of a function f between limits a and b can be interpreted as the area under the graph
of f. This is easy to understand for familiar functions such aspolynomials, but what does it mean
for more exotic functions? In general, for which class of functions does \"area under the curve\"
make sense? The answer to this question has great theoretical and practical importance.
As part of a general movement toward rigour in mathematics in the nineteenth century,
mathematicians attempted to put integral calculus on a firm foundation. The Riemann
integral—proposed by Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866)—is a broadly successful attempt to
provide such a foundation. Riemann\'s definition starts with the construction of a sequence of
easily calculated areas that converge to the integral of a given function. This definition is
successful in the sense that it gives the expected answer for many already-solved problems, and
gives useful results for many other problems.
However, Riemann integration does not interact well with taking limits of sequences of
functions, making such limiting processes difficult to analyze. This is important, for instance, in
the study of Fourier series, Fourier transforms, a.
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