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The key structural component of cilia and flagella are:

Which feature(s) is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

If an enzyme is subjected to salt concentrations greatly exceeding the optimal range:

The type of bond in which atoms share electrons equally is known as a(n)      

You perform an experiment in which you take 16 pots of strawberry plants and give half of them 1 gram of ammonium nitrate per liter of water and the other half just gets water. Each group is then split in half again, and exposed to either 8 or 16 hours of light each day. You monitor the height of the plants for four weeks. You observe that increasing ammonium nitrate and light both increase plant height. What are the independent variables of this experiment? 

If a C3 plant is subjected to hot, dry conditions causing its stomata to close:

Terry, an employee of Stan’s, is working in Stan’s warehouse. Terry sees that a large barrel is about to fall on Stan. Terry pushes Stan out of the way and saves him from harm. However, the barrel falls on Terry, causing him to be permanently disabled. Stan says: “You saved my life. I promise this company will pay your salary for the rest of your life.” Stan puts the promise in writing and pays Terry’s salary as promised. Years later, Stan dies and the executors of his estate refuse to continue paying Terry’s salary, arguing that there is no consideration supporting Stan’s promise to Terry. If Terry sues the estate for breach of contract, in most states he will most likely,

Larson Lexus, a new car dealer, runs the following newspaper advertisement: “Three 2016 Lexus LS-500s must go! $50,000 each! The first three customers who arrive at our dealership on Saturday, October 8 with this ad can buy one of these cars for $50,000!” Knowing that $50,000 is a very good price for an LS-500, Mike is the first customer to appear at the Larson lot on Saturday, October 8. He hands the ad to the Larson salesperson and says that he’d like to buy one of the LS-500s for $50,000. Is the dealership contractually bound to sell Mike the car at that price?

The State of Maryland agrees with the Ace Construction Company that Ace will do some repair work on a bridge. The agreement, however, does not specify the work to be done, the quality standards Ace must meet, or the time the job must be completed. Also, the agreement states an ambiguous formula for determining Ace’s compensation. Later, before either the company or the state has done anything, Ace backs out of the job. It is then sued by the state for breach of contract. Ace defends by arguing that the contract fails because it (or the offer) is indefinite. Which of the following is true?

Please remember to tear up your scratch paper before you submit.