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Define overshoot. (1 pt)

How is it possible for an unchanging solution to be simultaneously described as hyperosmotic and hypoosmotic? (2 pt)

4. Give the following concentrations, including units:  Intracellular K+

4. Give the following concentrations, including units:  Intracellular Na+

What is the typical resting potential of neurons (don’t forget units!)? (0.5 pt)

A researcher is designing a CRISPR experiment and wants to target the gene lacZ. They create a short RNA molecule that contains a 20-nt sequence complementary to the lacZ gene. Which molecule did the researcher just design?

According to the graph above, which of the following is TRUE? (choose one) 

In paragraph 10, what does the word divisive probably mean?      [understanding vocabulary in context]

Read the sentence below. Then, use the context to help you understand the word in bold. Circle the best definition of the word in bold.   [understanding vocabulary in context]  “People are feeling “tipflation” – the increasing number of workers to whom consumers are expected to pay tips – with 72 percent saying that tipping is expected in more places today than it was five years ago.” (paragraph 4) The best definition of “tipflation” in this sentence is…

What does this section from paragraph 4 mean? “It is common for several small teams to attack each problem and for employees to try to influence each other using arational persuasion and data. Gut feeling has little impact on how decisions are made. In some meetings, people reportedly are not allowed to say ‘I think…’ but instead must say,  ‘the data suggest…'” (paragraph 4)