Bilateral symmetry triggered cephalization: the evolution of a head region where structures for feeding and sensing are concentrated. Locating and capturing food is particularly efficient when movement is directed by a dinstinctive head region. Also, with extensive musculature, a bilaterally symmetric body plan enables rapid, directed movement and hunting.…
What are renal pyramids? Triangular shaped units in the medulla that house the loops of Henle and collecting ducts of the nephron. This is also the site for the counter-current system that concentrates salt and conserves water and urea…
This study guide prepares you for the Final Examination you complete in the last week of the course. It contains practice questions, which are related to each week’s objectives. Highlight the correct response, and then refer to the answer key at the end of this Study Guide to check your answers.…
iii) Every nucleotide is identical except for its base. What are the 4 kinds of bases?…
Buddhism- India, no caste system, egalitarian, Siddhartha Gautama, missionaries, Nirvana, Eight fold path, four noble truths, Enlightenment…
* Personal Finance- a specialized area of study that focuses on individual and household financial decisions, such as budgeting, saving, spending, insurance, and investments.…
16. Patronage- the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests…
What is a producer-driven commodity chain? What is a buyer-driven commodity chain? Where is the locus of power?…
The midterm will draw on the following major themes we have discussed so far during the course. As you study, please consider not only each individual theme, but also the ways in which these themes may be related to one another. Essay questions will be drawn from these themes, but may ask you to relate two or more of them within the same question. The best answers will synthesize thematic material we have discussed in lecture with specific details from both lecture and readings.…
God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain, but when he was about to complete the sacrifice an angel came down and told him to stop and sacrifice an animal (ram?) instead. It was a test of loyalty.…
I have provided you with a basic guideline to study from. Below is a list of units and sample topics from which you need to prepare from. The list is NOT all inclusive, it is a guideline. Also use old reading quizzes, tests, and links that I have placed on Moodle. You also might look in your AP review book and read through the outlines and look at some sample questions.…
Abigail Adams | Accomplishments of the First Congress | Albany Plan of Union | Alexander Hamilton | American Revolution (Major battles, turning points) | American System of Manufacturing | Articles of Confederation (successes, failures/weaknesses) | Bacon's Rebellion | Boston Massacre | Boundaries of America (1783, 1803) | Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge |…
What are the four phases of an addiction? Please list the phases and the behaviors associated with each phase.…
Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and Mathematician who discovered that the sun was the center of the universe. He differed with the then common belief that it was the earth that was the center of the universe and that the sun and other bodies revolved around it. Little is said about Copernicus' view on multiple galaxies and the solar systems which are part of the universe. This is because he had no concept at all because the solar system and galaxies were small to be seen from the earth's surface using naked eyes (Armitage, 1951). This idea ruffled many scientists who could not agree with Copernicus and so at some point, his…
Broken Myth; Paul Tillich explains to us that a myth is a story or sacred narrative about life and it’s meaning/purpose. Myths are stories that covey truth and meaning but are still able to relate to the operating modern world. A broken myth, is something that is recognized as a story. Ex. Noah’s Ark and the story of Adam and Eve.…