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Knowing how to participate in a conversation about politics in a classroom setting in a way that will make you “sound smart” is an example of:

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) the Supreme Court ruled that which of the following is legal?

The number of stop-and-frisks of young Black men in New York City in 2011 was:

(Final question; worth 4 points): Do you like free points on exams?

In the introduction to The New Jim Crow, what modern phenomenon does Michelle Alexander identify as reproducing legalized discrimination and disenfranchisement similar to that seen during the Jim Crow era?

In the assigned reading by OiYan Poon about affirmative action in college admissions, which of the following is listed as a common false belief about affirmative action?

Sometimes, when Mendel crossed two pea plants with each other, he obtained a phenotypic ratio of 3:1 purple-flowered pea plants to white-flowered pea plants. These results are consistent with which set of parents?

A cell biologist examines a skin cell from a lizard during metaphase of mitosis and determines that 20 chromatids are present. The role of meiosis in this species is to (Check all that apply)

A cell biologist examines a leaf cell from an alfalfa plant during metaphase of mitosis and determines that 32 chromatids are present. The role of fertilization in this species is to (Check all that apply)

A calorimeter containing 769.0 g of water at an initial temperature of 25.00 °C was used to measure the heat involved in a reaction. When the reaction was finished, the temperature of the water increased to 33.90 °C. Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic and how much heat energy involved in the reaction? (swater=4.184 J/goC)  The reaction is [1]. The amount of heat exchanged is [2].