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cactus.pngThis is a portion of a plant that shows TWO modifications. What is modified (two parts) and what is each modified part called.

Clipboard02.jpgWhat do you eat when you eat one of these?

microscope image leaf.jpgThis is a microscopic view of a thin cross section of a leaf. Class?

honey locust.jpgThis is the fruit of a tree related to beans and peas. There are 4 botanical words that can describe or name the type of fruit. One is SIMPLE. List the other three.

What role did women and children often play during the rise of industrialization?

Which management approach, introduced by Frederick Taylor, focused on increasing efficiency in production?

Why did the railroads play a critical role in the early labor unrest?

Explain the endosymbiotic theory. How do we think mitochondria and chloroplasts originated, and what evidence supports this hypothesis (cite at least two pieces of evidence)?

Explain why antibiotics do not work on viruses. Briefly note one different medical strategy we use (or are exploring) to combat viral infections.

An EU customer orders DRAM chips from Samsung in Korea. One DRAM weighs 0.1 lbs and costs $1,000.  The customer orders 1,000 lbs of DRAM chips annually and has the option to ship via Air at a shipping cost of $10/lb or by ocean at a shipping cost of $0.02/lb. In either case, the customer plans for weekly shipments and pays for transport. The customer’s inventory holding cost % is 20%. Transit times are 5 days via Air and 20 days via Ocean Answer the following questions: Question: What is the annual transportation expense via Air? [Airtransport] Question: What is the annual transportation expense via Ocean? [Oceantransport] Question: What is the customer’s cycle inventory investment in DRAM using Air shipments? [Aircycle] Question: What is the customer’s cycle inventory investment in DRAM using Ocean shipments? [Oceancycle] Question: Which transport option should the customer choose? [transportoption] Question: What is the total cost associated with that transport option? [totalcost]