Describe how to take someone’s hematocrit.

What will be an ideal response?


Fill a heparinized tube with blood and place sealed tube in the microhematocrit centrifuge and spin to separate the formed elements from the plasma.

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At Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

A. allele frequencies change from one generation to the next. B. evolution does not occur. C. allele frequencies remain constant from one generation to the next so evolution does not occur. D. allele frequencies remain constant from one generation to the next. E. evolution occurs at an increased rate.

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It has been observed that when plants are subjected to extreme physical stress such as drought or high salinity, the transcription and activity of transposase genes increases. Increased transposase activity may

A) increase the rate of mutation under stressful conditions. B) aid in repairing DNA damage caused by stressful conditions. C) halt DNA replication and cell division. D) increase homologous recombination and genetic diversity. E) explain why some plants can't withstand drought conditions.

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Mushrooms that we eat are technically referred to as:

a. basidiospores.

b. basidiocarps. c. myceliae. d. hyphae. e. gills

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