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A population geneticist studying bird populations in the Amazon is trying to determine if a locus known to give bright plumage is in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium.  Below is their observed and expected genotype frequencies. Genotypes Observed Frequencies Expected Frequencies AA (red plumage) 0.42 0.41 Aa (Purple plumage) 0.22 0.27 aa (blue plumage) 0.36 0.32 Based on the observed and expected frequencies, how would you conclude whether the population was in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium?

Josh has Sociology on MWF mornings.

Respond to the following in English based on cultural information seen in the book/class.  Be specific.  Number your answers as they correspond to the questions. 1.  Compare and contrast higher ed in the U.S., France, and/or Canada.  2.  Why do you think that English speakers have opted for gender-neutral terms for professions while in French-speaking countries the trend is toward gender-specific terms? 3.  What is the most surprising or interesting thing you learned about a Francophone country on the Discussion Board?  Please mention the name of the country. 4.  Which Francophone country would you most like to visit and why?

An author’s point of view is his or her _____________.

Which of the following words should be capitalized? 

Jeff was trying to save up money for a vacation his family was planning to take. He decided to find a summer job. It took several days of thinking. But finally, Jeff thought of an idea. It was a hot, dusty summer, and people’s cars would be getting dirty. He would offer to wash cars. The first step in setting up his business was to decide what supplies he would need. He was definitely going to require soap, wax, brushes, buckets, and towels. Jeff’sdad gave him permission to use the garden hose if he was careful. By the time Jeff was ready to open for business, he had spent $25.00. If he charged $5.00 for each car wash, he would have to wash more than five cars to make money. Jeff and his friends posted signs everywhere in the neighborhood. When people learned about Jeff’s business, many came to have their cars washed. In a few weeks, Jeff had earned $100.00. Which is a synonym for require?

Which of the following is the best thesis statement for an essay about climate change?

Which of the following is the most concise way to express the idea? “In spite of the fact that it was raining, we decided to go outside.”

When you go to sleep at night, you probably think that you are not doing much. Your body is in one place, your eyes are closed, and you don’t talk to people. But your body is doing more than you think it is! Scientists have used special, sophisticated machines to study the way people sleep. They have found that your brain is actually very busy when you sleep.  There are several stages of sleep in a sleep cycle. You go through the sleep cycle multipletimes each night. Your brain’s activity level is a little different in each stage. The final stage of the cycle is called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. During REM, your eyes are moving even though you are asleep. That is how this stage got its name. Most of your dreams occur during REM sleep. What is your brain doing while you are sleeping?

Do you ever remember your dreams? You may not remember what you dream, but you probably dream every night—almost everyone does. Why do you have dreams? Scientists disagree on exactly why you dream. Some say it is your brain’s way of processing things. You learn a lot and have a lot of things happen to you, so while you sleep, your brain processes that information. Dreaming might be the way your brain makes sense of whathappens to you. Some say that dreams are the way your brain solves problems. Suppose you are upset about something. Dreams may be a way for your brain to help you feel better. People may not agree on why you dream. But everyone agrees that dreaming is very important. You need to dream so that your brain is ready for the next day. What do we process in the same way we process information?