1. Compare contrast the composition of blood plasma and glomerular filtrate. 2. Explain the mechanism of tubular secretion, and explain it’s importance in the urine formation process. 3. Explain why the glomerulus is such a high-pressure capillary bed. How does its high pressure condition aid its function of filtrate formation […]

Q1 You have a population of fruitflies that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. 25% of the population have black bodies (recessive), while 75% are wildtype (dominant). What is the frequency of the wildtype allele (p)? A. 0.75B. You can’t tell because the frequency of heterozygotes is not givenC. 0.25D. 0.5 Q2 […]

What role do you think the popular media plays in US culture regarding human sexuality?  What are some of the messages that you think are promoted by media sources and what do you think are the implications of these messages?  How are these messages similar or dissimilar to other cultures […]

Louis Pasteur, Alexander Fleming, Robert Koch and Edward Jenner made significant contributions to the study of microbiology in the 18th and 19th centuries. There have been tremendous scientific advancements since Pasteur’s time during the “Golden Age of Microbiology”. However, their work was revolutionary and had broad implications for human health […]