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You are taking a cruise from California to Hawaii. About halfway there the ship begins to sink. You are able to board a lifeboat, but now you are floating in the ocean waiting to be rescued. After several days you are so thirsty that you bend over the side of the boat and drink lots of salty seawater. What happens to your body?

You are taking a cruise from California to Hawaii. About halfway there the ship begins to sink. You are able to board a lifeboat, but now you are floating in the ocean waiting to be rescued. After several days you are so thirsty that you bend over the side of the boat and drink lots […]

You are spraying your garden with a pesticide and you accidentally swallow a small amount. You read on the package that this pesticide inhibits ATP synthase. Should you be worried?

You are spraying your garden with a pesticide and you accidentally swallow a small amount. You read on the package that this pesticide inhibits ATP synthase. Should you be worried? a) ATP synthase is part of the light dependent reaction in photosynthesis; this pesticide will therefore not affect humans. So don’t worry! b) ATP synthase […]

Which of the following is NOT a feature of DNA?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of DNA? a) Adenine (A) forms a base pair with thymine (T) b) Complimentary strands are anti-parallel, running in opposite directions c) Complimentary strands are held together by hydrogen bonds between phosphate groups d) Nucleotides within a single strand are connected by covalent bonds e) All of […]