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B. VOCABULARIO [8 puntos] 2. Los viajes: ¿Cómo se dice…? Kate just started her new job at the information counter at the Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, and when she tries to assist travelers in Spanish, she can’t think of the word she needs! Can you help her? First, read her descriptions below. Then, for each item, select the corresponding word from the given options and type it in the given space. If none of the options provided are logical, select ninguna de las anteriores (none of the above). (1 pt. each; 8 pts. total) MODELO: La persona que pilotea el avión es _______________. a. el/la agente     d. el/la guía b. el/la piloto      e. el/la gerente c. el/la viajero/a   f. ninguna de las anteriores

III. GRAMÁTICA [21 puntos] A. Mi programa de intercambio: Por y para. During her time abroad Mariana visited la Isla de San Andrés. Complete the following paragraph about her vacation, with por or para. (1 pt. each; 10 pts. total)   En julio Víctor, Tania, y yo vamos a la Isla de San Andrés [Blank1] pasar las vacaciones de verano. Vamos a estar allí [Blank2] diez días. Ayer Víctor y yo pasamos [Blank3] la agencia de viajes [Blank4] comprar los pasajes. Queremos viajar [Blank5] avión y encontramos unos boletos muy baratos – sólo pagamos $250 [Blank6] un viaje de ida y vuelta. Sólo que tendremos que salir temprano [Blank7] llegar a tiempo al aeropuerto. ¡No me gusta levantarme tan temprano! Decidimos ir a San Andrés [Blank8] que nos encanta la música. También tenemos ganas de tomar el sol. Mañana vamos a la playa, [Blank9] tomar el sol y sacar muchas fotos. ¡[Blank10] favor que las vacaciones no se acaben!

A 1µL loop was used to inoculate a well-mixed urine specimen. After 18-24 hours incubation, 26 colonies grew. The colony forming unit is:

True or False? The Eukaryotic flagella (as seen in sperm, for example) and the flagella of a bacterium are homologous.

When do the first vascular plants appear? (so that they can begin to grow upward from the ground). Hint: this is not when the first forests appear

The endosymbiosis to produce what organelle directly allows the energy needed for the evolution of Multicellular Eukaryotic Organisms?

What is the name of the protein shell that surrounds a virus?

Which of the following bactial clades is most associated with Oxygenic Photosynthesis?

Which of the following viruses would be most likely to have reverse transcriptase packaged within its virion?

Which of the following periods saw the greatest Animal diversification of Phyla, and was the beginning of most current animal phyla (major groupings)?