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There are three main compartments that oxygen is stored in: the respiratory system, the blood, and body musculature. Marine mammals have different adaptations for each of these compartments. Using a marine mammal species for each example, explain the adaptations they have for these compartments to increase oxygen storage to facilitate diving.

Maxwell Coffee has sales of $8 million per year, all calling for payment within 30 days, and its accounts receivable are $2 million. a. What is Maxwell’s Days Sales Outstanding (Round to 2 decimal places)?   b. How much capital would be released if they could take action that led to on-time payments on average?   c. How much would their cash conversion cycle be shortened if they achieved on-time payments on average?      

Which of the following is true about purchasing bonds?

What are some benefits of long-term ecological research projects? Discuss some of the results from either the work on Sea Otters OR the Dolphin-Tuna fishery interactions in your answer.

Using the examples of shelling vs sponge carrying dolphins in Shark Bay Australia, explain the difference between horizontal and vertical transmission of a skill such as tool use. 

Maxwell Industries is estimating the effect on ROE of changing its current asset level in the coming year. Maxwell is considering decreasing its current assets to sales ratio of 48% to 46% while maintaining its debt-to-assets ratio at 70%. Assume that EBIT and Sales do not change when implementing this change. a. If Maxwell implements the decrease in the current assets to sales ratio, will Maxwell be pursuing a more relaxed or a more restrictive policy with respect to current assets?   b. Assuming that Maxwell makes no other significant changes what effect will implementing the decrease in current assets have on ROE and why?   c. Above we assume that EBIT does not change when we decease the current assets to sales ratio, which is unrealistic, what effect (Increase/Decrease) could such a decrease in current assets have on EBIT and why?  

The thalamus and hypothalamus develop from the

Which of the following is not one of the functions of Schwann or oligodendrocyte glial cells?

Processing of filtrate in the proximal and distal tubules

The two primary cell types of the nervous system are _______ and _______.