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OPTIONAL QUESTION FOR UP TO 5 ADDITIONAL POINTS: Using proper grammar, spelling & environmental science terms, please compose one well-written paragraph describing your thoughts on the following: There is a famous quote from Baba Dioum that states “In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.” In your own words, do you believe this to be true or not?  What do these words imply for the future health of our planet and your own actions, after leaving this course?  There are no right or wrong answers, only your opinion is needed to earn the points. Your answer will be graded manually by your professor and your final score will not be available until that is completed.

Which of the following can be found both in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?  

X-linked recessive traits in humans (or in Drosophila) are observed ________.  

Which molecule must continually enter the Calvin cycle for the light-independent reactions?  

Where in eukaryotic cells does the Calvin cycle take place?  

Which is one of the seven characteristics that Mendel observed in pea plants?  

If the DNA of a particular species was analyzed and found to contain 22 percent A, what would be the percentage of C?  

How are the NADPH and G3P molecules made during photosynthesis similar?  

In which compartment of the plant cell do the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis take place?  

Potassium has an atomic number of 19. What is its electron configuration? Recall the octate-rule for stability.