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Although some families have higher risk of cancer, most cancers are NOT passed down from parent to offspring. This is because most cancers are at least partly caused by ____________________ mutations, which are not passed down in the sperm or egg.

____________ carries water up the stem of a vascular plant.

Saliva contains an enzyme that we’ll call Enzyme X that breaks starch down into smaller pieces. Based on this, Enzyme X is a _______________ that speeds up a ______________ reaction.

A state statute contains the following provisions:“Murder in the first degree is the killing of a human being without justification and with premeditation. Murder in the second degree is any murder which is neither a murder in the first degree nor a murder in the third degree. Murder in the third degree is any killing that occurs during and as a result of the commission of a felony.”The jurisdiction also provides that robbery is a felony for purposes of the felony murder rule.Noah held up a convenience store with a knife. After Elijah, the store clerk, handed over all the money in the register, Elijah retrieved a pistol from a drawer behind the counter. When Noah turned to leave, Elijah pointed the gun at Noah and shouted, “Stop or I’ll shoot!” Noah ducked behind the end of an aisle, and Elijah shot three times in Noah’s direction. One of the bullets bounced off a pillar and struck the only other customer in the store, who was crouched behind a counter, killing him instantly. The crimes below are listed in descending order of seriousness.What is the most serious homicide crime of which Elijah can be convicted?

Which of these entities is the LARGEST?

Malik suffered from a rare disease. If his skin was punctured, the wound would become infected, and the infection would spread to his lungs. Since the disease destroyed Malik’s ability to fight infection, a lung infection could be fatal.Darien disliked Malik, but he did not know of Malik’s disease. One day, Darien and Malik had a verbal argument. Darien pulled a knife and intentionally cut Malik’s leg. The cut became infected, and the infection spread to Malik’s lungs. Malik died three days later.Darien then shot three bullets toward Wendy, intending only to scare her. All three bullets initially missed Wendy, but one bullet hit the wall and ricocheted into Wendy, killing her.Of what crime(s) is Darien guilty?

Emily’s boyfriend, Brandon, came to her apartment with a mink coat in his arms and handed it to Emily. After Brandon told her that the coat was now hers, Emily asked him where he got the coat. Brandon answered, “From the Easter Bunny.” After Brandon left, Emily tried on the coat and admired how good it looked on her in the mirror. The next day, Emily read in the newspaper that the home of a well-known socialite had been burglarized the night before. Among the missing items, according to the paper, was a mink coat. Emily took the coat from the closet and rifled through the pockets. Emily found a handkerchief with the monogram matching the initials of the well-known socialite. Emily decided to keep the fur coat, thinking to herself that the socialite could probably afford to buy another coat.Which of the following best describes the crime or crimes, if any, Emily has committed?

A pot of soil has very low levels of nitrogen compounds. You add some bacteria and their plant partners, and the amount of nitrogen compounds in the soil dramatically increases over time. What happened?

________________ is often a result of nitrogen pollution in lakes and ponds, such as fertilizer runoff. It leads to loss of oxygen.

Professor Nathan had his laptop computer stolen from his office. Nathan went to a computer resale shop to find a replacement and saw what he mistakenly thought was his computer. Nathan questioned Sophia, the shop owner, who told him that someone had just sold her the computer, but she refused to give him any information about the seller and refused to let Nathan inspect the computer more closely. That night, after the shop was closed, Nathan forced open the back door. After turning over the laptop to check the serial number, Nathan realized that it was not the one that was stolen from his office. Nonetheless, he decided to keep it. Sophia’s clerk, who, unbeknownst to Nathan, lived in a room in the back of the shop, heard someone breaking in and called the police. Nathan was arrested as he was exiting the shop and is charged with larceny and burglary in a common law jurisdiction.Of which crimes may Nathan be convicted and sentenced?