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Blood is pumped at high pressures in arteries from the heart to ensure that all parts of the body receive adequate blood flow. Capillary beds, however, would hemorrhage under direct arterial pressures. How does the design of the circulatory network contribute to reducing blood pressure to avoid this scenario? a.Fluid […]

1. In rats, a black-tailed mutant was discovered. When it was crossed to a pink long-tailed rat, 4 offspring were black-tailed and 3 were pink tailed. Two of these black-tailed rats were crossed and they produce 6 black tailed and 3 pink-tailed rats. These experiments were repeated several times with […]

Construct a minimum of 3 posts in total, each on a different day during the week which include your ideas about sustainable development.  Figure 2.1 on page 28 in the text outlines three decision areas that must be considered while attempting to accomplish the goal of development in a sustainable […]

In many plants, the morphology and physiology of leaves is different in the sun and the shade. Suggest at least two ways that growing shoots might detect whether they were in the sun or the shade. Design a test to discover the mechanisms by which plants perceive this difference and […]