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The more sensitive and specific diagnostic laboratory test for pancreatitis is

One of the most common infectious causes of epididymitis is 

During the cell cycle, a cell must grow and replicate its DNA before it is ready to divide. Which phase is dedicated to this growth and synthesis, and what are the main events occurring?

(OPTIONAL) Extra Credit   Consider what you have learned in Unit 3: Cell Cycle and Genetics Please pick a single topic, e.g., a single learning objective from Unit 3 that was not already discussed in the essay questions above (i.e., do not re-discuss the essay questions you already answered). This might be something you found especially interesting, something you initially struggled with but then learned well, something you are especially confident of and perhaps wished was covered more thoroughly on this test, or anything else you want from this content. For this topic: Identify the topic Explain the topic in detail and why it is important (be specific!) Write a single multiple choice question addressing this topic Your answer should be a paragraph of at least 4-5 sentences. Please do not just list out names of multiple topics. You may tell me you found this topic especially interesting, but you must demonstrate that you learned about and understand this topic by explaining it clearly. Note that there is not a single answer to this question, this is your chance to demonstrate good knowledge of any topic of your choosing from your work in this unit!

Two friends who are not related to each other are both each diagnosed with cancer.   Explain how the cell cycle plays a role in the development of cancer.  Might we develop a single cure for all cancers? Explain. Sometimes cancer can occur without other members of the family ever having cancer.  Using your knowledge of genetics and DNA replication, why would the cancer occur if no one else in the family has that cancer? Explain. Please label your answers 1, 2, and 3 and explain briefly but thoroughly with a full paragraph (multiple sentences) for each part.

Lost in the Solar System: You have been abducted by an alien being. After performing experiments on you, the alien gives you a “life-support belt”, allowing you to survive in any environment, and dumps you somewhere in the solar system. Each question below gives a brief description of a place where you were left by the alien. Identify your location. Be as specific as possible. Include a brief explanation for your answer. You are walking on a solid surface. The surface gravity is comfortable, but it is “hot, hot, hot!” Your body is being squeezed in all directions due to the high pressure; it’s almost like being deep in the ocean. Your life-support belt is corroding. The Sun, barely visible through the haze, is near your meridian. You hope for nightfall (unaware that it would provide no relief), but you already have been stuck on this planet for nearly 72 hours, and the Sun seems not to have moved through the sky (and, if it moved at all, it moved eastward from the meridian).

Jupiter’s colors come in part from its three layers of clouds. Which of the following is not the primary constituent of one of Jupiter’s cloud layers?

In a cell culture, most cells appear to have loosely packed chromatin and no visible chromosomes. The cells are performing normal metabolic activities but not dividing and there has been no replication of DNA. Which phase of the cell cycle best describes these cells?

Hemophilia is a sex-linked trait on the X chromosome.  If a male with hemophilia and a female carrier have offspring, what offspring are predicted to neither have nor be carriers of the disease?

Match the following description to the proper moon.