Answer the following question given this paragraph: Luster describes the way light reflects off of the surface of the mineral. You might describe diamonds as sparkly or pyrite as shiny. But mineralogists have special terms to describe luster. They first divide minerals into metallic and non-metallic luster. Minerals that are opaque and shiny, like pyrite, are said to have a "metallic" luster. Minerals with a "non-metallic" luster do not look like metals. There are many types of non-metallic luster. Six are described below ( Table below ). Q: What describes the way light reflects off of the surface of the mineral? Choices: - intensity - density - hardness - luster A:
luster
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Understanding and curing genetic diseases is the ultimate goal of human geneticists. As discussed in the Human Genetics: Diagnosis and Treatment (Advanced) concept, gene therapy is the insertion of a new gene into an individual's cells and tissues to treat a disease, replacing a mutant disease-causing allele with a normal, non-mutant allele. Of course, the findings of the Human Genome Project are significant in determining the disease-causing alleles. Geneticists must know which are mutant alleles and which are non-mutant or "normal" alleles. They must also be able to identify alleles that are not just associated with a particular disease phenotype, but cause a disease phenotype. And of course, scientists must develop and test the technology to replace mutant alleles. Q: For geneticists, the findings of what massive undertaking are significant in determining disease-causing alleles? Choices: - human produce project - Visible Human Project - human organisms project - human genome project A:
human genome project
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: There are some noticeable spikes on the BE / A graph, which represent particularly tightly bound nuclei. These spikes reveal further details of nuclear forces, such as confirming that closed-shell nuclei (those with magic numbers of protons or neutrons or both) are more tightly bound. The spikes also indicate that some nuclei with even numbers for Z and N , and with Z = N , are exceptionally tightly bound. This finding can be correlated with some of the cosmic abundances of the elements. The most common elements in the universe, as determined by observations of atomic spectra from outer space, are hydrogen, followed by 4 He , with much smaller amounts of 12 C and other elements. It should be noted that the heavier elements are created in supernova explosions, while the lighter ones are produced by nuclear fusion during the normal life cycles of stars, as will be discussed in subsequent chapters. The most common elements have the most tightly bound nuclei. It is also no accident that one of the most tightly bound light nuclei is 4 He , emitted in decay. Q: The most common elements have the most tightly bound __________. Choices: - quarks - membrane - atoms - nuclei A:
nuclei
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: The diagnosis of a disease or condition before the baby is born is called? Choices: - immature diagnosis - specialized diagnosis - specific diaganosis - prenatal diagnosis A:
prenatal diagnosis
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