According to positive psychology, the absence of good feelings or experiences can cause more negative emotions. Focusing on the positive and bringing in positive experiences may cultivate pleasure, engagement, and meaning. Individuals can learn to control and even increase the number of positive experiences as well as to regulate and […]

1. A highly concentrated solution of salt water is known as sole (pronounced, soh-lay). It is prepared by dissolving large amounts of salt in water until the water is saturated with salt. Explain in detail the properties of water that make it such a good solvent for the salt to […]

The liver provides glucose to the rest of the body between meals. It does so by breaking down glycogen ,forming glucose 6-phosphate in the penultimate step. Glucose 6-phosphate is converted to glucose by splitting of the phosphate. Why do you suppose the liver removes the phosphate by hydrolysis, rather than […]

In Drosophila melanogaster you are studying three phenotypes that you suspect are linked on the same chromosome. THe homozygous recessive traits for each locus are: b leads to black body; vg leads to vestigial or poorly developed wings; bw for brown eyes.a. if b, vg, bw are unlinked what offspring […]