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when cells respond to an extracellular signal, they most often convert the information carried by this molecule from one form to another. What is this process called? - Answer-signal transduction When does signal transduction begin? - Answer-when the receptor on a target cell recieves and incoming extracellular signal and then produces intracellular signaling molecules that alter cell behavior extracellular signal molecules, released locally example: inflammation regulation at site of infe...

What is something that microbes produce a lot of? - Answer-Oxygen Microbes can turn CO2 into what? - Answer-Organic Molecules Microbes can turn N2, into _________, into organic molecules? - Answer-Organic molecules Microbes play a big role in what that deals with gardening? - Answer-Decomposition 3 things that microbes can cause related to human health? - Answer-Infections Cancer Autoimmune disease What is the microbiome? - Answer-The total collection of microorganisms that live in your b...

Resolving power of an optical microscope is defined as: - The ability to distinguish two closely positioned objects as separate entities What is the total magnification produced by a microscope, using a 10x ocular lens and a 10x objective lens? - 100x This scientist experimented on his son and developed the first smallpox vaccine: - Edward Jenner This man built the first crude compound microscope and coined the term "cell" to mean the smallest unit of life: - Robert Hooke Who discovered...

What is the study of Fungi called? - Answer-Mycology When considering the treatment of fungal infections, what is an important structural component of the fungi to consider? - Answer-Cell Membrane What tissues can opportunistic mycoses infect? - Answer-Any tissue Which organism is a symbiotic combination of an alga and a fungus? - Answer-Lichen Which organisms live mostly in an aquatic environment? - Answer-Algae Why are algae important in the aquatic food chain? - Answer-Because they conv...

Nucleoid is a region/structure found only in ____ cells. a) prokaryotic b) eukaryotic c) bacterial d) Both A and C - Answer-Prokaryotic/bacterial A plasmid is double-stranded DNA. True or false? - Answer-True A plasmid-gene or a chromosomal-gene (piece of DNA with a specific product) will always produce a________. a) carbohydrate b) ATP c) Protein d) Lipid - Answer-Protein DNA polymerase is a(n) a) lipid b) polysaccharide c) enzyme d) nucelic acid - Answer-c- enzyme DNA transcri...

Anticodon - A specialized base triplet at one end of a tRNA molecule that recognizes a particular complementary codon on an mRNA molecule. Bioinformatics - Computational information systems and analytical methods applied to biological problems such as genomic analysis. Comparative Genomics - The study of relationships between genomic sequences of multiple species. Complementary Bases - Two bases that pair together. A is complementary to T and C is complementary to G. Deoxyribonucleic Aci...

basic units of life that compose all living things - Answer-Cells characteristics shared by all cells - Answer--Cells are composed of 4 major macromolecules -Genetic material is carried and stored in the form of DNA -DNA is transcribed into RNA and RNA is translated into proteins -Their appearance, behavior, and function is dictated by proteins -They reproduce on their own -Respond to stimuli -Adapt to their environment -Are highly organized -Maintain a constant internal environment Ho...

Robert Hooke - first to observe "small chambers" in cork and coined the term cells. Anton van Leeuwenhoek - A garment maker who created his own microscopes. Detailed descriptions of microorganisms and described bacteria for the first time. Francisco Redi - Used unsealed/sealed meat experiment with maggots to begin showing spontaneous generation wasn't true. Louis Pasteur - Swan neck flask, used heat to prevent microbes. Ended spontaneous generation debate. Developed germ theory of dise...

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sport & exercise psychology defintion - Answer-The scientific study of human behaviour in sport and exercise, and the practical application of that knowledge 3 roles of sport psychologists - Answer--research -teaching -consulting What are the two major types of questions in the field? - Answer-Understand the effects of: 1. Psychological factors on sport/physical activity behavior and performance 2. Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological development, health, and well-bei...

In a general psychological sense, motivation can be defined as A. the intensity of one's effort B. the direction of one's effort C. the direction and emotion associated with one's effort D. the direction and intensity of one's effort - Answer-D In terms of motivational approaches, the "trait-centered view" focused on ___________ whereas the "situation-centered view" takes primary focus on __________. The most widely accepted approach, though, is the __________ view, which incorpor...

*What are the 4 Steps of a PST program & what happens in each step?* - Answer-1. Education & Assessment: convey importance, explain limitations 2. Acquisition: strategies, techniques, & prioritization 3. Practice: automation (practice it so much that it's automatic), integration (use skill in practice), & simulation (game-like mentality) 4. Evaluation and Reassess Self regulation - Answer-ability to work toward one's short & long term goals by effectively monitoring & managing one's th...

attributions? how do they relate to success/failure? - (approach/avoid or attract) Overtraining - short cycle of high levels of training that are near or at max capacity. Part of training cycle (overload) in which training is raised and then lowered in order to make the body more fit. (principle of exercise physiology) overtraining syndrome - excessive overload on an athlete without adequate rest, resulting in decreased performance and the inability to train staleness - a state in which th...

What are the 4 steps of PST? - Answer-1. Education and Assessment - participants realize how important it is to acquire psychological skills and how the skill affects performance What are the 4 steps of PST? - Answer-2. Acquisition - Strategies and techniques for learning the various psychological skills What are the 4 steps of PST? - Answer-3. Practice - automate skills through over learning; to teach people to systematically integrate psychological skills into their performance situatio...

What is Sport & Exercise Psychology? - Answer-The scientific study of human behaviour in sport and exercise, and the practical application of that knowledge What are the 3 Roles of Sports Psychologists? - Answer-- Research - Teach - Consult What are two Major types of questions in the field? - Answer-- Psychological factors on sport/physical activity behavior and performance - Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological development, health, and well-being What is B=f(P,E)? ...

4 steps of PST program - Answer-1. Education and assessment: teach importance 2. Acquisition: create strategies for learning skills 3. Practice: 4. Evaluation: did it work? Sport and Exercise Psychology - Answer-The scientific study of human behavior in sport and exercise, and the practical application of that knowledge Overtraining - Answer-- Part of training cycle (overload) in which training is raised and then lowered to make the body more fit - Short cycle of high levels of training ...

sport and exercise psychology - Answer-the scientific study of human behavior in sport and exercise and practical application of that knowledge three roles of sport psychologists - Answer-1. Research 2. Teaching 3. consulting two major types of questions in the field? - Answer-1. Understand the effects of psych factors on sport/physical activity behavior and performance 2. Understand the effects of participating in sport and physical activity on psych, development, health and wellbeing ...

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Define active listening - understanding of what is being said, body language, & other nonverbal cues Factors that make a successful interview - communication (i.e., speaking, active listening, social/economic/cultural considerations, patient-centered care) % of limited English proficient (LEP) - 8.4% of the U.S. population speak a language other than English Define INTERPRET - I - introductions N - note goals (dx, tx, follow-up) T - transparency E - ethics R - respect beliefs P - pati...

Dysarthria - -difficulty forming words (articulation) -lesions of the tongue and palate are usually responsible Dysphonia - -difficulty in phonation resulting in an alteration in the volume and tone of the voice -lesions of the palate and vocal cords are usually responsible dysphasia - difficulty comprehending or speaking as a result of cerebral dysfunction Aphasia - total loss of speech expressive aphasia - -Difficulty to produce language ( despite being able to understand language) -you...