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Jamie has $900 in a bank account. She signs up for a one-year cell phone contract that automatically takes $50 from her account each month. The contract only lasts for one-year and Jamie does not use this account for anything else.  Use this story problem to help you answer the questions that follow.

Rewrite the following equations in simplified slope-intercept form (y = mx + b). Remember, don’t leave a 1 in front of a variable. 1. 5x + y = 5  [a]  3 points 2. -4x + 4y = 8  [b]  2 points 3. -14x – 7y = -7 [c]  1 point  

What would result if a leech had a mutation causing it to secrete low levels of anticoagulants?

In animals that display indeterminate development        

Round worms (Phylum: Nematoda) move by essentially thrashing from side to side. Segmented worms (Phylum: Annelida) are capable of much more controlled and intricate movements. What feature of annelids, missing in nematodes, allows for the annelids’ more complex locomotion?  

Trochophores, the free-swimming larvae of many mollusks, are propelled through the water by

Many mollusks feed using a rasping, tonguelike structure called the _________. 

Select the following phylum that includes animals that are unsegmented, acoelomate, and have a digestive cavity with a single opening.  

_____________ are flagellated cells that line internal cavities and are responsible for pumping water and small particles into the sponge.

 The idea of the insanity defense is based on the principle that: