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Hydroponics farms are marketed as being more water efficient, producing less water strain, than traditional farms based on their on-farm water usage. Left out of the discussion is the fact that hydroponic farms require much more energy to operate than traditional farms. For eggplant production these values are: Energy Required and Water Footprint of Eggplant Production On Farm Water Footprint (m3/tonne eggplant) Required Energy (MJ/tonne eggplant) Eggplant Hydroponic 234 90. Eggplant Traditional 362 1.1 Both types of farms are powered by natural gas power plants with water footprint of 1.3 m3/MJ. Determine the total (on farm + required energy) virtual water footprint of eggplant for both hydroponic and traditional eggplant production. In a couple of sentences, use your results to take and defend a position on whether the marketing about hydroponic farms is greenwashing and how hydroponics farming affects water strain.  The NRDC (National Resource Defense Council) defines greenwashing as “the act of making false or misleading statements about the environmental benefits of a product or practice.”

Match the structures composing the juxtaglomerular apparatus to its correct information. 

The _____________________ is the period of prenatal development that takes place in the first two weeks after conception.  It includes the creation of the fertilized egg (the zygote), cell division, and the attachment of the multicellular organism to the uterine wall.

A heat engine operating with Thot = 693 K and Tcold = 418 K is used to provide 28.0 kW (1 kW = 1000 J/s) power to a medical clinic. What is the total power produced by the heat engine in kW? Answer in kW to the ones place.

American mistletoe is green in color but never photosynthesizes. It get all its nourishment from its host tree.

Which of the following represents pressures that work against filtration?

Match the mechanisms to regulate GFR with the correct information. 

What percentage of body weight is attributed to fluids in infants?

A 28-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with complaints of dif-ficulty breathing, general muscle weakness, and dysphagia. Her history of present illness reveals that she was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis 10 days ago and has recently experienced ptosis and weakness in her legs and arms. She weighs 150 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall. Arterial blood gas analysis on room air reveals pH 7.30, PaCO2 50 mm Hg, PO2 78 mm Hg, SaO2 91%, and HCO3 – 23 mEq/L. Her maximal inspiratory pressure is 15 cm H2O and VC is 13 mL/kg. 

Which salivary glands are the largest and located in front of the ear?