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An organic compound gains an electron from another molecule. The organic compoundA) has been oxidized.B) is an electron donor.C) has been reduced.D) has become more positively charged.E) has lost a hydrogen atom.  

What is the proper way for a nursing assistant (NA) to respond if a resident does not hear or does not understand her?

Set 4 – Lab 6: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Cell Membranes   In the second Osmosis exercise, we looked at how a 20% NaCl solution affects an Elodea spp. leaf. The diagram below is a leaf in a 20% NaCl solution. Fill in the blanks below using the options in bold print to explain the diagrams below: Direction of water movement pertaining to the cell:   into;   out of;   no movement Condition of the cell:   flaccid;   plasmolyzed;   turgid;   lysed Part 1: What is the direction of the water movement in the leaf above? _______________ Part 2: What is the condition of the cells in the leaf above? _______________

Set 5 – Lab 6: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Cell Membranes   Potato Osmosis Experiment: There are three questions using potato core. Answer the fill in the blanks and select the correct multiple choice answer for a potato core soaking in a solution for 8 hrs. Each answer is worth 1 pt.   Choose from the following terms for your answers: Hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic.    A 7 cm potato core put in solution A, and decreases in size to 6.8 cm in a that time period.     What is the tonicity of solution A _______________________________;   What is the tonicity of the potato cell cytoplasm? __________________________________   Which direction does the water move across the potato cell membrane is there a net movement of water?              a) Into            b) Out of          c) No movement

Which of the following statements is TRUE of bacterial plasmids?A) They are always found in the nucleoid.B) They can replicate autonomously.C) They carry genes for essential metabolic functions.D) They are small circular DNA molecules.E) They are small circular DNA molecules that can replicate autonomously.

Set 16 – Lab 8: Aerobic Cellular Respiration In the second section in Pivot on Exploring Respiration Rates, Part 1 was about  “Developing a Question and Procedure”. When comparing the amount of CO2 produced by different organisms through time, what variable should they try to maintain constant?

Set 1 –  Lab 6: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Cell Membranes Define Diffusion (2 pts).    

Set 19 – Lab 9: Fermentation Part 1:Which substance was the control? ____________   Part 2: Which substance formed the largest bubble? ____________  

Set 25 – Lab 10: Photosynthesis In Photosynthesis and Light, which light produced the greatest rate of photosynthesis?

Set 22 – Lab 10: Photosynthesis Why do the leaves appear green?