1. In addition to bone and tooth development, an important function served by calcium in growing children is:a. hemoglobin formation.b. blood clotting.c. adipose tissue growth.d. regulation of digestion. 2. The percentage of a 5-year-old child’s daily kcalorie intake that is used for tissue growth is about:a. 5%.b. 12%.c. 25%.d. 50%. […]

Epidemiology and Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogens – Discussion So far in class, you have learned about a very diverse assortment of microorganisms and the characteristics that make them identifiable. This unit, you will put this knowledge to the test by acting as an epidemiologist! For this unit’s Discussion topic, you […]

Microbiology LabUnit 2 Lab Directions: Complete the following Lab Exercises in the Word document. Keep in mind you must use quotation marks if you include sentences that are word for word from the lab manual, textbook, or animations. You should use in text citations when quoting and when paraphrasing (rewording). […]

A biologist at the Cal Academy of Science calls you one day to consult about a strange occurrence. She tells you that a hammerhead shark in their aquarium recently became pregnant and gave birth. This was the only hammerhead shark in the tank, and in fact this shark had never […]