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Normal respiratory rate & depth of 80-120 breaths/minute 

Which white blood cells help protect the body from parasites? Eosinophils  Monocytes Neutrophils Basophils    

The immunity that is passed from a pregnant person to the fetus is an example of: natural active immunity. natural passive immunity.  artificial active immunity. artificial passive immunity.

Which of the following describes the layering, in order from top to bottom, of a test tube of blood that has been “spun down” in a centrifuge? Plasma, red blood cells, buffy coat Buffy coat, plasma, red blood cells Plasma, buffy coat, red blood cells  Red blood cells, buffy coat, plasma

Pulse: can only be felt in the neck or upper body. can be felt only in veins. can be felt only in arteries.  requires that a vein pass over a bone.  

Erythroblastosis fetalis cannot occur if the pregnant person is Rh-positive. True False

Erythroblastosis fetalis cannot occur if both parents are Rh-negative. True False

What is the sequence of the left strand of the DNA shown below? Image Long Description Two main sections. On the left is a diagram with four horizontal rows of connected geometric shapes – hexagons and pentagons – linked by dashed lines. On the right side are five colored molecular structure diagrams arranged in two rows. The top row contains three structures labeled “Cytosine” (pink/magenta hexagon), “Uracil” (teal/cyan hexagon), and “Thymine” (orange hexagon). The bottom row shows two structures labeled “Guanine” (gray, larger ring structure) and “Adenine” (blue, double-ring structure). Each colored structure contains various letters like H, N, O, and C positioned around the geometric shapes, along with lines connecting different parts of each structure.    

The following graph presents the results of an Ames test for mutagenicity of a potential new hair coloring product, compound Y. Three Salmonella typhimurium strains with histidine auxotrophy were tested. Histidine auxotrophy is caused by an an A→C mutation in TA189, an  A→G mutation in TA120, and a single base deletion in TA1538. Which of the following is true?  Image Long Description This bar graph displays the results of an Ames mutagenicity test. The y-axis is labeled “Revertant colonies per plate” and ranges from 0 to 450. The x-axis shows three Salmonella typhimurium tester strains: TA189, TA120, and TA1538. For each strain, two bars are shown side by side — a dark red bar representing the Control condition and a gold/yellow bar representing the Experimental condition. TA189: Both the control and experimental bars are low and approximately equal. TA120: The control bar remains low, consistent with the other strains. The experimental bar is very high. TA1538: Similar to TA189, both the control and experimental bars are low and roughly equal.

NOTE: This question (Parts I to IV below) will be graded separately and it is worth 20 points. Please complete the following questions on a blank piece of paper. You will have 30 minutes after you finish your test to submit all the answers for this question to the “Exam 3 Part 2” assignment on the “Exams” link. Please submit the file as a pdf file. The questions will only be shown in the actual exam, so it is important to collect all the data/information before submitting/disconnecting from your exam.  Show both sides of your paper (scratch portion and essay) to the camera before submitting and exiting the Exam. You have started working at a top-secret biotechnology lab and your job is to mass-produce the protein coded by the Super_Toxic1 gene which gives Poison Ivy some of her powers. A Marvel agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. has provided you with clean, uncontaminated DNA.  Image Long Description Poison Ivy holding a carnivorous plant in a glass container.   The sequence of the gene, isolated from a bacteria that grows on the leaves of a carnivorous plant is also known:   Image Long Description A sequence of letters arranged in rows. The letters are all capitals and consist of A, T, G, and C arranged in groups of 10. Numbers appear above certain positions: 1, 11, 21, 31, 41 in the first row, then 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 in the second row, continuing with 101, 111, 121, 131, 141 in the third row, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191 in the fourth row, and finally 201, 211 in the last row. The letters are displayed in black text on a white background, organized in a grid-like format with consistent spacing between the letter groups.