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Grouping resources and activities to efficiently and effectively accomplish a result is called

__________ refers to the differences among people in a work force due to race, ethnicity, and gender.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, signed by President Obama in 2010, will protect American families financial and banking practices.

Oxygen is added to sea water in

Which fish is most likely from a more saline environment?

Consider the results presented in this study.  What are the specific responses the fish demonstrate?   Would you consider rainbow smelt to have adaptive responses to temperature?  Explain why or why not. 

The two factors that most affect sea water density are

Increase in CO2 in the blood

Use the following information to answer the next 6 questions:   Woytanowski & Coughlin (2013) conducted a study to test if the fish Osmerus mordax (rainbow smelt), acclimated to different temperature regimes.   One group of fish was kept in aquaria at 5°C for 6 weeks and another group was kept in aquaria at 20°C for 6 weeks.  After six weeks of acclimation, the fish were moved to a tank at 10°C and maximum steady swimming speed and maximum tailbeat frequency were determined for each group.  The data is shown to the right:  

Which is better acclimated to survive at 10°C?