Chapter 5 – Mankiw SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS: Quick Quizzes 1. The price elasticity of demand is a measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good‚ computed as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. When demand is inelastic (a price elasticity less than 1)‚ a price increase raises total revenue‚ and a price decrease reduces total revenue. When demand is elastic (a price elasticity greater than 1)‚
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The Excretory System • Main functions of the excretory system are: o to concentrate wastes and expel them from the body o to regulate fluids and water within the body • Most metabolic wastes and toxins are dissolved in the body’s internal environment‚ so the maintenance of the body fluids is essential for keeping the body free of waste products enabling it to function properly. Excretion in Invertebrates and Non-mammaliam Vertebrates • Single celled organisms and simple multicellular
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points |||||| |The rates of PTSD would most likely be:Answer||||| |Selected Answer:||||| |Correct Answer:|higher in victims of terrorist attacks.|||| Question 2 2 out of 2 points |||||| |Released from the adrenal glands‚ __________ is a steroid that causes glucose to move to the muscles; but‚ at high levels‚ this steroid will slow the immune system.Answer||||| |Selected Answer:|cortisol||||| |Correct Answer:|cortisol||||| Question 3 2 out of 2 points |||||| |__________ is a state
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------------------------------------------------- Glossary acids molecules that have a pH level less than 7‚ dissociate in water‚ and release hydrogen ions (H+) action potential the electrical potential determined by unequal ion distribution when a particular site on the neuron membrane is conducting an impulse; normally about +40 millivolts activation energy the amount of energy required before a chemical reaction can occur; this amount is reduced when an enzyme is present active process
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Key Terms Active transport: membrane proteins use cellular energy (usually ATP) to move molecules or ions across a plasma membrane against their concentration gradient. Allele: different forms of a gene • genotype – the combination of alleles in an organism. Aquaporin: a specialised channel protein in the plasma membrane of a cell‚ which is selectively permeable to water. Attachment protein: a protein in the plasma membrane of a cell that attaches either to the cytoskeleton inside the cell‚
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output in each of the following scenarios (consider each one separately). a) R rises to 4 percent. b) R falls to 1 percent. c) a ¯c increases by 1 percentage point. d) a ¯g decreases by 2 percentage points. e) a ¯im decreases by 2 percentage points. Answer to Problem 1: This is just a straightforward application of the IS formula. You can verify that the changes in short-run output will be as follows: a) A fall of a fall of 1.5 percent. b) An increase of 0.75 percent. c) An increase of 1 percent. d)
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Review Sheet Exercise 12 Serological Testing NAME Kali Rothfuss LAB DATE/TIME 6/22/11 Positive and Negative Controls 1. Why are there a number of washing steps in serological tests? The are a number of steps needed in order to remove any non specific binding that may have occurred. 2. Describe how you would know that you had a “false positive” result. What does this mean for the rest of your results? A positive result with a negative control indicates a “false positive”
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CHAPTER 1 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: ENVIRONMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS QUESTION 1-1 a. The similarities of accounting for profit-seeking and G&NP organizations include: 1. Double-entry system of accounts. 2. Most accounting mechanics‚ e.g.‚ basic transaction documents‚ journals‚ ledgers‚ charts of accounts. 3. Where a G&NP organization has a business-type activity‚ e.g.‚ a municipal electric utility‚ the accounting largely parallels that
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1)Why does Coelho open with the modified myth of Narcissus? How does the new version differ from the original one? How does it change the myth’s meaning? What might the author be suggesting about how we perceive ourselves and the world? Paulo Coelho began with the tale of Narcissus to show the reader that when you are so caught up in your own life you do not realize the greater things like nature and friends. It differs because it leaves out how the lake was also too caught up in its own beauty
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Rio BIO ANSWERS Ch 1 Quiz 1. regulation 2. Atom‚ molecule‚ organelle‚ cell‚ tissue‚ organ 3. Biosphere 4. Maintain a relat 5. 3 6. plantae 7. protista 8. protist will contain organelles 9. natural selection 10. modern 11. natural 12. artificial 13. theory must be supported by eveidence 14. be falsible 15. is the control group 16. a testable 17. observation 18. bright males 19. a function 20. observation CHAP 2 QUIZ 1. electrons 2. atom 3. A and B 4. electron 5. 2 6. it gains or loses electrons
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