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IgM is the first and most prominent antibody secreted by plasma cells when the body is invaded by a pathogen.

Consider the hypothetical serine protease in the image, which shows a “map” of its specificity pockets. The S1 pocket has an aspartate residue at the bottom, the S2 pocket is small and hydrophobic, and the S1′ pocket is deep and hydrophobic. If the amino acids involved are K, G, and T, which pair is joined by the peptide bond that will be cleaved by the protease? MAKE SURE YOUR CHOICE REFLECTS THE S1-S1′ ORDER DESCRIBED.  

Classify sodium balance in the human body.

What is a value?  Give one example.

What is meant by the “sociological imagination?”

Officer Maria Friday responded to a burglar alarm at the Acme Jewelry Store late one night to discover her next door neighbor and best friend filling a bag with diamond rings and other loot. Officer Friday faced a dilemma because she knew she couldn’t fulfill her duties as a police officer without violating the friendship she held with her neighbor. Such a scenario is an example of ________.

Tissues that provide strength and support for areas subjected to stresses from many directions are: 

Which of the following shows the most logical order for a protein to progress from production to export from the body: (hint: think of the functions of the organelles!)

Correlation and causation are virtually identical. If poverty is found to be correlated with teenage pregnancy, it is just as factual to say that one causes the other. 

In the proposition “Consistent breastfeeding increases infant IQ,” which of the following segments of the proposition qualify as the dependent variable?