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USC BISC 120 Exam 3 Terms Prokaryotes - Answer- type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles Coccus - Answer- sphere shaped bacterial cell Bacillus - Answer- rod shaped bacterial cell Spirillus - Answer- spiral shaped bacterial cell Peptidoglycan - Answer- cell wall present only in bacteria; is a modified sugar Gram Positive - Answer- type of bacteria with a simple cell wall that contains mainly a thick peptidoglycan layer Gram Negative -...

USC Bisc 120 Midterm 1 Aristotle - Answer- Thought species could be organized on a ladder based on complexity (Scala Naturae) Alfred Russell Wallace - Answer- Proposed the same evolutionary theory as Darwin Carolus Linnaeus - Answer- Created the hierarchical classification system Charles Darwin - Answer- Known father of evolution, Credited with the theory of natural selection, rudimentary explanation for all of evolution Charles Lyell - Answer- Incorporated Hutton's research int...

USC Bisc 120 Midterm #2 Phylogenetics - Answer- The science behind figuring out relationships between organisms Phylogeny - Answer- The evolutionary history of a species or group of related species Systematics - Answer- The science of classifying organisms based on their characteristics Taxonomy - Answer- naming species Cladistics - Answer- The classification of organisms based on their order of branching on an evolutionary tree Binomial Nomenclature / Hierarchical Classificati...

USC Bisc 120 Exam 1 Terms Habitual Isolation - Answer- Prezygotic; 2 species occupy different habitats will not have the chance to meet and mate Temporal Isolation - Answer- Prezygotic; 2 species breed during different times of day (diurnal/nocturnal), or breed during different seasons Behavioral Isolation - Answer- Prezygotic; courtship rituals differ among species, different methods enabling mate recognition Mechanical Isolation - Answer- Prezygotic; structural differences prevent ...

BISC 120 FINAL EXAM Characteristics of Animals - Answer- 1. Heterotrophic 2. Multicellular 3. Tissues that develop from embryonic layers Tissues - Answer- Groups of similar cells that act as a functional unit Cleavage - Answer- A succession of mitotic cell divisions without cell growth between the divisions Blastulae - Answer- Multicellular hollow ball Gastrulation - Answer- A process in which one end of the embryo folds inward, expands Gastrula - Answer- Developmental stage ...

BISC 120 Midterm 1 @ USC Genotype - Answer- an organism's genetic makeup Phenotype - Answer- observable traits of an organism Allele - Answer- an alternate version of a gene Gene - Answer- a unit of heredity information made of a specific nucleotide sequence Character - Answer- an observable, heritable trait Trait - Answer- a variant of a character Dihybrid - Answer- an individual that is heterozygous for 2 genes of interest True breeding - Answer- organisms that produce...

Direct Fire Engagement Process (DIDEA) The DIDEA Process is broken up into what five distinct elements? - Answer- - Detect - Identify - Decide - Engage - Assess Define Detect? - Answer- The target detection process takes practice and skill to acquire potential threats successfully in various environments and visibility conditions. This process includes all actions to actively search, acquire, and locate potential targets. Define Identify? - Answer- Once a potential threat is detecte...

MGCC DIDEA The engagement process has five distinct steps executed by the firing element. what are they? - Answer- Detect, identify, decide, engage, and assess What are the three core fundamentals of detect? - Answer- Scan and search, acquire, and locate What scanning technique should be used when scanning large buildings in an urban environment? - Answer- Horizontal scan What is target location? - Answer- The determination of where a target is in your operational environment What...

DIDEA Study Guide Define the basis of the mil relationship? - Answer- one mil equals a width (or height) of one meter at a range of 1000 meters What are the 9 detection challenges? - Answer- 1.Peripheral targets (targets on the edge of the field of view) 2.Targets that are camouflaged, masked, appear innocuous, or blend in to the environment 3.Targets that can be heard but not seen 4.Targets under less than ideal indirect fire illumination 5.Mirage effects caused by high temperatures a...

DIDEA - Detect, Engage, Assess What is vehicle Supressive Fire? - Answer- Direct fire placed on known or likely enemy locations to degrade one or more of the enemy's basic combat functions - moving, shooting, observing, or communicating. Target Direction Technique - Answer- Traverse Clock Grid Sector Target Designate Refrence Point What are the 6 methods of directing the gunner onto the target? - Answer- Clock Method Sector or Quadrent Method Traverse Method Refrence Point Meth...

USC Bisc 120 Lab Exam 1 variables of an experiment have to be - Answer- clearly defined and measurable level of treatment - Answer- value for independent variable replication - Answer- doing same procedure multiple number of times if results match prediction - Answer- hypothesis is supported if results don't match prediciton - Answer- hypothesis is falsified figure - Answer- graphs, diagrams, drawings, photographs allometric growth - Answer- parts of body grow at different ...

DIDEA / DETECT What does the DIDEA process provide? - Answer- The DIDEA process provides an iterative, standardized, and systematic approach to target engagement activities with direct fire. What is Acquire? - Answer- A refinement of the initial scan and search based on irregularities in the environment What is the Rapid Scan method? - Answer- Used to detect obvious signs of every activity quickly. It is usually the first method used, whether moving or stationary. What does the Therm...

DIDEA Detection is what kind of process during combat operations, with or without clear or known threat presence? - Answer- Active Process What are the three core fundamentals of detect? - Answer- Scan and Search Aquire locate What are the five detection methods to determine potential threat locations? - Answer- Rapid Scan Slow Scan Horizontal Scan Vertical Scan Detailed Search What scan and search method is used to detect obvious signs of enemy activity? - Answer- Rapid S...

DIDEA What are the five detection methods to determine potential threat locations? - Answer- Rapid Scan Slow Scan Horizontal Scan Vertical Scan Detailed Search What three approved systems make up JCIMS? - Answer- Combat Identification Panels (CIPs) Thermal Identification Panels (TIPs) Beacon or Strobe IR Signals Define the target threat level most dangerous - Answer- An identified threat that has the capability to defeat the friendly force and is preparing to do so. Define the ...

DIDEA (DETECT,IDENTIFY,DECIDE,ENGAGE AND ASSESS) Define: Acquire - Answer- A refinement of the initial scan and search based on irregularities in the environment. Friendly Forces-Based Quadrant - Answer- An area surrounding a friendly force that is divided into four portions. What does the acronym, DIDEA, stand for? - Answer- Detect Identify Decide Engage Assess What regulation covers the Direct Fire Engagement Process (DIDEA)? - Answer- TC 3-20.31-4 Define: Locate - Answer- T...

RNSG 1443 Musculoskeletal X-Ray - Answer- What is the most common diagnostic test used for assessing musculoskeletal disorders? MRI - Answer- What diagnostic test is done for soft tissue trauma? Sprain - Answer- injury to ligamentous structures surrounding a joint; usually caused by wrenching or twisting motion. Most occur in ankle and knee joints. Strain - Answer- excessive stretching of a muscle, its fascial sheath, or a tendon. Most occur in the large muscle groups (back, calf, ha...

RNSG 1443 - Cardiovascular What are the stages of plaque development? - Answer- Fatty streak Fibrous plaque Complicated lesion What is collateral circulation and why is it important? - Answer- *What:* Circulation of blood established through minor modified vessels and anastomosis of vessels with those of adjacent parts when a major vein or artery is functionally impaired (obstruction). *Why:* It provides an alternate route of circulation should an obstruction occur. Younger people have ...

LEVEL 2 - RNSG 1443 - EXAM 4 Which statement by a nurse to a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is correct? a. Insulin is not used to control blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes. b. Complications of type 2 diabetes are less serious than those of type 1 diabetes. c. Changes in diet and exercise may control blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes. d. Type 2 diabetes is usually diagnosed when the patient is admitted with a hyperglycemic coma . - Answer- C For som...

Level 2 - RNSG 1443 In teaching a patient about coronary artery disease, the nurse explains that the changes that occur in this disorder include (select all that apply) a. diffuse involvement of plaque formation in coronary veins. b. abnormal levels of cholesterol, especially low-density lipoproteins. c. accumulation of lipid and fibrous tissue within the coronary arteries. d. development of angina due to a decreased blood supply to the heart muscle. e. chronic vasoconstriction of coro...

RNSG 1443 - Gastrointestinal What is the postoperative priority diagnoses for oral cancer? - Answer- 1. airway 2. nutrition 3. prevention/education What are three common postoperative nutritional therapies for oral cancer patients? - Answer- PEG, TPN, NG tube Where in the esophagus is esophageal cancer most likely to occur? - Answer- Lower 2/3 of the esophagus What are the risk factors of oral cancer? - Answer- Tobacco use Alcohol use Chronic irritation HPV - oral Jagged teeth,...