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BCH4024 101424 OC F24 E2 Q30: The protozoan, Plasmodium falciparum, is the causative agent of malaria. This organism has become resistant to many drugs previously used to combat the disease. Resistance to treatment has developed because of overexpression of an ABC transporter by the protozoan. Which biological process is directly targeted by the overexpressed ABC transporters in Plasmodium falciparum to confer drug resistance?

A college athlete you’re working with is interested in starting to take some supplements. What would be some questions you could ask to help guide this decision-making process? 

How are CPAP and BiPAP different?  

Which artist is known for his portrayal of a relaxed Aphrodite in the sculpture Aphrodite of Knidos?

Please describe the history of the double bass instrument*. (*meaning the instrument itself*)

What is recommended amount for increasing kcal/day in order to try increasing muscle mass (in addition to a good strength training program)? Choose the best answer.

Audience size recommendations: For brand awareness campaigns, aim for an audience of at least ____________________

[5 Points] A prior is called a _______________________ prior for a likelihood function if the resulting posterior distribution is of the same family as the prior.

Emily often wakes up from sleep screaming and terrified. These awakenings tend to occur in the early morning hours, around 4-5am. Upon awakening, she regularly reports having a horrifying dream, often involving herself running away in the forest with an unidentified creature following her. Emily most likely suffers from:

You have cloned the gene for a human adipocyte protein, which you suspect is a membrane protein. You obtain the protein’s primary structure and establish that the protein is an integral membrane protein with one transmembrane segment. What information below could you use to determine that the protein is a type I transmembrane protein and not a type II transmembrane protein?