The accumulation of ketone bodies in the blood results in which of the following?
A) a decrease in the pH of the blood
B) no effect on the pH of the blood
C) an increase in the pH of the blood
D) an increase in [Na+] in the interstitial fluids
A
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A) none B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) all 4
Human activity has affected every aspect of the water cycle. Identify three ways that humans have altered the water cycle. What are the major concerns regarding our alteration of the water cycle?
What will be an ideal response?
Which type of soil is likely to have white calcite nodules?
A) rain forest soil B) tundra soil C) desert soil D) agricultural-use prairie soil
Why has our production of food increased over the past 50 years despite the growing population?
a. We have become more sustainable in food production. b. We have doubled the land used for agricultural production. c. Technology in the form of fossil fuels, pesticides, and fertilizers has increased production. d. We have not produced more food in the past several decades.