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What is operation security? Is a process of identifying critical information and analyzing friendly actions attendant to military operations. What is critical information? formerly known as essential elements of friendly information, is defined as information important to the successful achievement of U.S. objectives and missions, or which may be of use to an adversary of the U.S. What are the five steps of the operations security process? Identification of critical information ...

Morphemes are the smallest meaningful units that combine to form words Affix prefix suffix The smallest part of a word that has a grammatical function or meaning Free morphemes complete words which cannot be broken down any further into smaller units Lexical morphemes (free) Lexical morphemes carry the 'content' of the messages we convey Grammatical morphemes (free) Grammatical morphemes consist of function words such as con- junctions, prepositions, articles a...

Monomer A small, basic unit that can form a polymer. E.g. monosaccharides, amino acids and nucleotides. Polymers Long complex molecules consisting of chain of identical monomers. Condensation Reactions Forming a chemical bond between monomers and releasing a molecule of water. Hydrolysis Breaking down polymers into monomers with the addition of water Sugars All carbohydrates contain Carbon, Hydrogen and oxygen. The monomers for carbohydrates are monosaccharide...

what is RNA? ribonucleic acid MRNA and TRNA single stranded shorter AU CG what are biological molecules? molecules made and used by living organisms eg. lipids, carbs, DNA, AT, water, inorganic ions what are the functions of carbohydrates? -energy source (respiration) -energy store (starch and glycogen) -structure (cellulose) ATP structure? 1 adenosine 3 phosphates ADP and energy= ATP condensation reaction using ATP synthase carries energy in bonds hydrolysis b...

What are the three ways a pathogen can damage hosts cells? 1) rupturing them to release nutrients inside them 2) breaking down nutrients inside the cell for their own use. This starves and eventually kills the cell. 3) replicating inside the cells and bursting them when they're released What are the two ways pathogens cause disease? 1) production of toxins 2) cell damage What are the lifestyle factors that can affect your chances of getting cancer? 1) smoking 2) excessive...

Financial accounting Provides the information to decision makers which are external to the business. They need information such as the performance of the business, and the advisability of retaining their investment in the business. Share holders determine to buy more or less shares. Managerial Accounting responsibilities. 1. Wether to build a new plant 2. how much to spend for advertising, research and development. 3. wether to lear or buy equipment and facilities. Balance s...

cost pool a grouping of individual indirect cost items cost allocation base a systematic way to link an indirect cost or group of indirect costs to cost objects job costing system In this type of system the cost object is a unit of multiple units of distinct product or service. Each one uses different amounts of resources. The product or service is often a single unit, such as a specialized machine made at Hitachi, a construction project managed by Bechtel Corporation, a repai...

cost pool a grouping of individual indirect cost items cost allocation base a systematic way to link an indirect cost or group of indirect costs to cost objects job costing system In this type of system the cost object is a unit of multiple units of distinct product or service. Each one uses different amounts of resources. The product or service is often a single unit, such as a specialized machine made at Hitachi, a construction project managed by Bechtel Corporation, a repai...

A process cost report summarizes the following process costing steps: (Check all that apply). physical flow of units equivalent units of production costs per equivalent unit of production The journal entry to record the purchase of materials on account in process cost accounting is a(n): increase in assets and an increase in liabilities True or false: Using the weighted-average method, the computation of EUP separates units into direct materials and conversion. True D...

Awesome Sweets sells different kinds of cookies, candies, and other sweets. Awesome Sweets has a return on assets (ROA) of 6.9% How does Awesome Sweets know if the 6.9% ROA is a good return to attract possible investors? The return on assets (ROA) would have to be compared to the ROA's of competing businesses that sell the same type of products. If 6.9% is higher than the ROA of other companies in the same type of business, then it would be a good investment. A field of accounting that...

for a merchandising company the income statement reports the cost of the inventory sold During the period another term for gross profit gross margin a periodic inventory system D all of the above, is used for inexpensive Goods, is not an expensive to maintain, does not keep a running record of inventory on hand all of the following costs would be included in inventory except advertising the specific unit cost method is also known as the specific identification me...

Tears are considered to be part of the: 1. first line of defense. 2. second line of defense. 3. third line of defense. 4. specific defenses. 5. nonspecific defenses. A) 1, 4 B) 1, 5 C) 3, 4 D) 2, 5 B A specific defense for the body is: A) phagocytosis. B) sensitized T lymphocytes. C) the inflammatory response. D) intact skin and mucous membranes. B The inflammatory response is a nonspecific response to: A) phagocytosis of foreign material. B) local vasodilation. ...

Because humans walk upright, the term dorsal can be used in place of the term posterior Prone position is used for lying face down The supine position lying on the back facing up A group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n) tissue When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body is in what position? anatomical The opposite term for posterior in humans is anterior (ventral) The opposite term...

Acute Short term; Fast on set Chronic Long term; Slow on set Compensatory Mechanism Physiological response to homeostatic imbalance (Positive or negative feedback mechanism) Congenital Born with Etiology Cause of disease Homeostasis Body natural balance Iatrogenic Unintended affect of treatment Idiopathic Unknown cause of disease Manifestation Signs and symptoms Pathophysiology Development and evolution of disease Pr...

Energy Flows through an ecosystem in ONE direction Food Chain Steps of organisms transferring energy by eating & being eaten Food Web Network of all the food chains in an ecosystem Matter Recycled within & between ecosystems Eutrophication Algal bloom occurs on the surface of water it can disrupt the ecosystem Ecology Study of interactions between organisms and between organisms and their environment Autotrophs Producers Heterotrophs Consu...

Environmental microbiology focuses on: *microbial activities that help maintain, sustain, or control life on earth *the natural role of microorganisms in the environment *the contribution to ecologic balance of... -water -soil -mineral (mineral cycles) Two agencies are EPA-environmental protection agency Department of agriculture Environmental (or ecological) microbiology: is the study of microorganisms in their natural habitat the environment has two components Bi...

Epigenetics Studies changes to the phenotype caused by changes to DNA that do not alter the sequence of bases Genome All the genetic material in the cells of a particular type of organism Genotype The allele combinations in an individual that cause a particular trait or disorder Histone A type of protein around which DNA entwines Karyotype A chart that displays chromosomes pairs in size order Nucleic Acid DNA or RNA Nucleotide The building block o...

Aneuploids A cell with one or more extra or missing chromosomes Diploid A cell containing two sets of chromosomes Evolution Changes in proteins and DNA sequences over time Germline Mutation An inherited mutation in every cell Gene Flow Movement of alleles between populations Haploid A cell containing one set of chromosomes (half of somatic cell) Nonsense Mutation A mutation that causes an early stop Point Mutation A single base change in D...

Investments Financial assets such as stocks and bonds Financial Institutions -Banks (commercial and investment), credit unions, savings and loans -Insurance companies -Brokerage firms -Mutual funds/Hedge funds Corporate Finance -Managing the firm's short/long-term investments -Financing the firm's growth -Returning capital to stakeholders Forms of Business Organization 1.) Sole Proprietorship 2.) Partnership --General --Limited 3.) Corporation Sole Prop...

soma cell body of neuron dendrite Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information. axon the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands ganglion collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system nerve A bundle of nerve fibers axon terminal end of axon myelin sheath A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly g...