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  Uh-oh!   Why is a large surface area-to-volume ratio (SA/V) needed for cells to function properly?    

  Phospholipids are the backbone of the cell’s plasma membrane.  The molecules form a lipid bilayer in an aqueous (water-based) environment since…  

  Match the cell component/organelle to its function/description.  

  Which of the following is present in a prokaryotic cell (… like bacteria)?  

At the end of Much Ado About Nothing, what happens to Don John?

  Macromolecules are broken down to smaller molecules and monomers by adding water in reactions called   _______.  

Perform a 4-5 sentence explication of this quote: Below is a key passage from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Perform a 4-5 sentence explication of the passage, investigating any aspect you wish to develop further.   Act 3, 4, 31-38 Margaret: Of what, lady? Of speaking honorably? Is not marriage honorable in a beggar? Is not your  lord honorable without marriage? I think you would have me say “Saving your reverence, a husband.” An bad thinking do not wrest true speaking, I’ll offend nobody. Is there any harm in “the heavier for a husband”? None, I think, an it be the right husband and the right wife. Otherwise, ’tis light and not heavy. Ask my lady Beatrice else. Here she comes.

  The “Central Dogma of Life” (dogma = an overriding principle) describes how DNA instructs (or codes) for what final product?  

  (a) all of the microorganisms inside and on you                                   OR   (b) the birds, bees, and every other living thing within the boundaries of Costa Rica   Both of these examples constitute a…..  

  Ugh, “THE scientific method”…. while “real” science is a bit messy, the order of steps are helpful in thinking about how science is generally conducted.  Which of the following is the “correct” order of steps?  At the top, start with first “step”…   (hint: we have used most of this order in class!!!  I’ve added “Analysis” and “Communicate”… where would you put those?)