What type of thinking is required?
What will be an ideal response?
You are being asked to apply your knowledge of pH to predict what
would happen to water when the hydrogen ion concentration is increased.
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After an action potential is triggered, the rapid increase in membrane potential can be attributed to
A. the closing of potassium leak channels. B. the opening of the voltage-gated potassium channels. C. the closing of sodium leak channels. D. the direction reversal of the sodium/potassium pump. E. the opening of voltage-gated sodium channels.
Short, noncoding, guanine-rich DNA sequences found in the center of chromosomes are called
telomeres. __________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A 45-year-old diabetic has entered the hospital. Routine blood work shows that his blood pH is dropping and is currently at 7.3 (normal blood pH is about 7.4). Explain what could be occurring in the kidneys to cause a drop in blood pH. If the acidosis
cannot be reversed quickly, what type of immediate treatment might the patient need to restore kidney function? There are two types of this treatment. How do they differ from each other? What sorts of complications might be expected? What will be an ideal response?
Carbon is released into the atmosphere by _____
a. photosynthesis b. aerobic respiration c. burning fossil fuels d. aerobic respiration and burning fossil fuels