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Do the cells shown on the below microscope slide belong to a plant, an animal, a bacterium, or a protist?  

Question 3: Phylogeny Short-Answer Questions, 14 points Write short responses to each of the questions below for salmon phylogeny.   Each of your answers should explain the answer fully in 1-2 sentences. You will need to understand and apply your understanding of the phylogeny (shown below) to answer these questions. The phylogeny will be available during the exam, so you do not need to memorize it but you should use it for practice. For one question 3E, please describe where you are drawing the star and bring an image of your star to class on Tuesday. You may have an image of this phylogeny printed out to help answer the questions. 3A. What biological level of taxa (there can be more than one) are shown in this tree (e.g. kingdom, phylum, class, etc.)? 2 pts. 3B. Which group or groups represent the outgroups in this phylogeny? Please explain. 2 pts. 3C. According to this tree, is large scale anadromy an ancestral, convergent, or derived characteristic? Please explain your reasoning. 2 pts. 3D. Does Oncorhynchus masao share a more closely related common ancestor with Oncorhnychus masao masao or with Oncorhynchus rhodurus? 2 pts. 3E. On the phylogeny, draw a large star over the node that represents the most recent common ancestor of Hucho hucho hucho and Prosopium gemmiferum. 2 pts.  3F. What is the genus of the most closely related monophyletic group to the monophyletic group comprised of the genus Oncorhynchus? 2 pts. 3G. Is the species Coregonus albula part of the lineage Salmonidae, Salmoninae, or both? 2 pts.  

 Based on the following graph of enzymatic activity, what is the ideal pH for this specific enzyme?   

Which of the following substances would test positive in the presence of the Biuret reagent? Select all that apply.

Which of the following are variables that can denature an enzyme if changed? Select all that apply. 

We wish to construct a 95% confidence interval (CI) for a population mean with a width of 2.4 (between the upper and lower limits). What should the minimum sample size (as an integer) be in order to (potentially) achieve such an interval assuming that

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations focus solely on discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) typically allow patients to see any doctor without restrictions.

What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require from employers?

Two different random samples were collected from the same population. Each sample has a different sample size. Confidence intervals (two-sided) were constructed on the population mean, one for each sample. The first sample had 60 observations, had a sample mean of 18.2, and a sample standard deviation of 3.5. A 90% confidence interval was constructed. The second sample had 35 observations, had a sample mean of 25.9, and a sample standard deviation of 4.9. A 95% confidence interval was constructed. How do the widths of the two confidence intervals compare to each other?