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Workman ’s compensation insurance : Employers are required by law to pay a small percentage of the salaries that they pay into funds, typically run at the state level, that are used to pay benefits to workers who suffer an injury on the job.	Workman ’s compensation insurance
This ‘ jumping ’ of the action potential from one node to the next is called saltatory conduction.	saltatory conduction
Small green appendages usually found at the base of the petiole are known as stipules.	stipules
Small, virus - like particles called gene transfer agents( GTAs) transfer random genomic segments from one species of prokaryote to another.	gene transfer agents GTAs
Liberation theology began as a movement within the Roman Catholic Church in the 1950s and 1960s in Latin America, and it combines Christian principles with political activism.	Liberation theology
The prevention of a pregnancy comes under the terms contraception or birth control.	contraception birth control
Secondary data does n’t result from firsthand research collected from primary sources, but are the already completed work of other researchers.	Secondary data
Depending on their different income levels and political preferences, countries are likely to make different choices about allocative efficiency — that is, the choice between economic output and environmental protection along the production possibility frontier.	allocative efficiency
This two - parent family structure is known as a nuclear family, referring to married parents and children as the nucleus, or core, of the group.	a nuclear family
However, cutting wages will alienate the insiders and damage the firm ’s productivity and prospects. Finally, the relative wage coordination argument points out that even if most workers were hypothetically willing to see a decline in their own wages in bad economic times as long as everyone else also experiences such a decline, there is no obvious way for a decentralized economy to implement such a plan.	the relative wage coordination argument
The ribs are 12 pairs of long, curved bones that attach to the thoracic vertebrae and curve toward the front of the body, forming the ribcage.	The ribs
Quantum mechanics must be used for objects smaller than can be seen with a microscope.	Quantum mechanics
On January 14, Bush succeeded in getting resolutions from Congress authorizing the use of military force against Iraq, and the U.S. then orchestrated an effective air campaign, followed by Operation Desert Storm, a one - hundred - hour land war involving over 500,000 U.S. troops and another 200,000 from twenty - seven other countries, which expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait by the end of February.	Operation Desert Storm
This is called atomic excitation.	atomic excitation
Gender identity is a person ’s deeply held internal perception of his or her gender.	Gender identity
Note that kinship, or one ’s traceable ancestry, can be based on blood or marriage or adoption.	kinship
A market with few buyers and few sellers is sometimes referred to as a thin market.	a thin market
These nutrients are termed essential nutrients, meaning they must be eaten, and the body can not produce them.	termed essential nutrients
A perfectly competitive firm is known as a price taker, because the pressure of competing firms forces them to accept the prevailing equilibrium price in the market.	a price taker
The chemical reactants to which an enzyme binds are the enzyme ’s substrates.	the enzyme ’s substrates
For example, in 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a book exposing the dangers posed by pesticides such as DDT.	Silent Spring
Inside the cochlea, the basilar membrane is a mechanical analyzer that runs the length of the cochlea, curling toward the cochlea ’s center.	the basilar membrane
The Communications Act of 1934 ended the FRC and created the Federal Communications Commission( FCC), which continued to work with radio stations to assign frequencies and set national standards, as well as oversee other forms of broadcasting and telephones.	the Federal Communications Commission FCC
This baseline level of unemployment that occurs year - in and year - out is called the natural rate of unemployment and is determined by how well the structures of market and government institutions in the economy lead to a matching of workers and employers in the labor market.	the natural rate of unemployment
In Fisher v. University of Texas( 2013, known as Fisher I), University of Texas student Abigail Fisher brought suit to declare UT ’s race - based admissions policy as inconsistent with Grutter.	Fisher v. University of Texas Fisher I
Some infected cells, such as those infected by the common cold virus known as rhinovirus, die through lysis( bursting) or apoptosis( programmed cell death or “ cell suicide ”), releasing all progeny virions at once.	rhinovirus lysis apoptosis
Price is what the producer receives for selling one unit of a good or service.	Price
This chapter also relates the model of aggregate supply and aggregate demand to the three goals of economic policy( growth, unemployment, and inflation), and provides a framework for thinking about many of the connections and tradeoffs between these goals.	the three goals of economic policy
The perception of intensity is called loudness.	loudness
Synapsids also include therapsids, which were mammal - like reptiles from which mammals evolved.	therapsids
Adverse selection refers to the problem in which the buyers of insurance have more information about whether they are high - risk or low - risk than the insurance company does.	Adverse selection
Southern extremists, known as “ Fire - Eaters, ” openly called for secession.	Fire - Eaters
Particle - wave duality — the fact that all particles have wave properties — is one of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics.	Particle - wave duality
Osteoblasts at the bone surface secrete bone matrix, and osteoclasts on the inner surface break down bone.	Osteoblasts osteoclasts
Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an egg develops into a complete individual without being fertilized.	Parthenogenesis
However, if a family of carriers begins to interbreed with each other, this will dramatically increase the likelihood of two carriers mating and eventually producing diseased offspring, a phenomenon known as inbreeding depression.	inbreeding depression
In bottom - up implementation, the federal government allows local areas some flexibility to meet their specific challenges and needs.	bottom - up implementation
The scientific definition of linear momentum is consistent with most people ’s intuitive understanding of momentum : a large, fast - moving object has greater momentum than a smaller, slower object.	linear momentum
The Social Security payroll tax is proportional up to the wage limit, but above that level it becomes a regressive tax, meaning that people with higher incomes pay a smaller share of their income in tax.	The Social Security payroll tax a regressive tax
In the DSM-5, Gender Dysphoria is a condition of people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with.	Gender Dysphoria
A synchrotron is a version of a cyclotron in which the frequency of the alternating voltage and the magnetic field strength are increased as the beam particles are accelerated.	A synchrotron
Lucid dreams are dreams in which certain aspects of wakefulness are maintained during a dream state.	Lucid dreams
Indeed, Tocqueville described a new type of tyranny, the tyranny of the majority, which overpowers the will of minorities and individuals and was, in his view, unleashed by democracy in the United States.	the tyranny of the majority
This distinguishing feature of land plants gave the group its alternate name of embryophytes.	embryophytes
In May 1861, Union general Benjamin Butler and others labeled these refugees from slavery contrabands.	contrabands
In the United States, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation( FDIC) is responsible for deposit insurance.	the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
Ectomycorrhizae( “ outside ” mycorrhiza) depend on fungi enveloping the roots in a sheath( called a mantle) and a Hartig net of hyphae that extends into the roots between cells.	Ectomycorrhizae
Force is a push or pull that can be defined in terms of various standards, and it is a vector having both magnitude and direction.	Force
The root ology denotes scientific study of, and psychology refers to the scientific study of the mind.	psychology
Van de Graaff generators( or Van de Graaffs) are not only spectacular devices used to demonstrate high voltage due to static electricity — they are also used for serious research.	Van de Graaff generators Van de Graaffs
The name derives from the word ecdysis, which refers to the shedding, or molting, of the exoskeleton.	ecdysis
The process of photosynthesis occurs in a middle layer called the mesophyll.	the mesophyll
In contrast, people from a collectivistic culture, that is, a culture that focuses on communal relationships with others, such as family, friends, and community, are less likely to commit the fundamental attribution error( Markus & Kitayama, 1991 ; Triandis, 2001).	a collectivistic culture
Federal fiscal policies include discretionary fiscal policy, when the government passes a new law that explicitly changes tax or spending levels.	discretionary fiscal policy
Endoscopes are used to explore the body through various orifices or minor incisions.	Endoscopes
The caucus or large - scale gathering was made up of legislators in the Congress who met informally to decide on nominees from their respective parties.	The caucus
By this time, the second party system had taken hold, a system whereby the older Federalist and Democratic - Republican Parties had been replaced by the new Democratic and Whig Parties.	the second party system
In contrast, in a longitudinal wave or compressional wave, the disturbance is parallel to the direction of propagation.	a longitudinal wave compressional wave
The two discussed a policy of détente, a relaxation of tensions between their nations, and signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty( SALT), which limited each side to deploying only two antiballistic missile systems.	détente the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty SALT
In 1890, Dr. Charles Macune, who led the Southern Alliance, which was based in Texas and had over 100,000 members by 1886, urged the creation of a national alliance between his organization, the Northwest Alliance, and the Colored Alliance, the largest African American organization in the United States.	the Colored Alliance
Like neurotransmitters, hormones are chemical messengers that must bind to a receptor in order to send their signal.	hormones
The Homestead Act allowed any head of household, or individual over the age of twenty - one — including unmarried women — to receive a parcel of 160 acres for only a nominal filing fee.	The Homestead Act
Banks as Financial IntermediariesAn “ intermediary ” is one who stands between two other parties.	IntermediariesAn “ intermediary ”
The speed at which an ecosystem recovers equilibrium after being disturbed, called its resilience.	resilience
A detrital food web consists of a base of organisms that feed on decaying organic matter( dead organisms), called decomposers or detritivores.	A detrital food web decomposers detritivores
Each photosystem is serviced by the light - harvesting complex, which passes energy from sunlight to the reaction center ; it consists of multiple antenna proteins that contain a mixture of 300 – 400 chlorophyll a and b molecules as well as other pigments like carotenoids.	the light - harvesting complex
McCarthy and Zald( 1977) conceptualize resource mobilization theory as a way to explain movement success in terms of the ability to acquire resources and mobilize individuals.	resource mobilization theory
Monetary policy, which involves policies that affect bank lending, interest rates, and financial capital markets, is conducted by a nation ’s central bank.	Monetary policy
Morbidity is the incidence of disease.	Morbidity
Pairing a new neutral stimulus( “ squeak ”) with the conditioned stimulus( “ zzhzhz ”) is called higher - order conditioning, or second - order conditioning.	higher - order conditioning second - order conditioning
Stage 3 and stage 4 of sleep are often referred to as deep sleep or slow - wave sleep because these stages are characterized by low frequency( up to 4 Hz), high amplitude delta waves.	Stage 3 and stage 4 of sleep deep sleep slow - wave sleep
Changes in temperature, pH, and exposure to chemicals may lead to permanent changes in the shape of the protein, leading to loss of function, known as denaturation.	denaturation
Prejudice often begins in the form of a stereotype — that is, a specific belief or assumption about individuals based solely on their membership in a group, regardless of their individual characteristics.	Prejudice a stereotype
In the gradual speciation model, species diverge gradually over time in small steps.	the gradual speciation model
Human factors psychology is the study of how workers interact with the tools of work and how to design those tools to optimize workers ’ productivity, safety, and health.	Human factors psychology
The distance from the center of the lens to its focal point is defined to be the focal lengthff size 12 { f } { } of the lens.	the focal lengthff
This very direct method of phosphorylation is called substrate - level phosphorylation.	substrate - level phosphorylation
Price indices are created to calculate an overall average change in relative prices over time.	Price indices
In passive transport, substances move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.	passive transport
Short bones, or cuboidal bones, are bones that are the same width and length, giving them a cube - like shape.	Short bones cuboidal bones
Oligopolistic markets are those dominated by a small number of firms.	Oligopolistic markets
Autotrophic organisms that convert solar energy into chemical energy are called phototrophs, and they appeared within one billion years of the formation of Earth.	phototrophs
The last clause of Article I, Section 8, commonly referred to as the elastic clause or the necessary and proper cause, enables Congress “ to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying ” out its constitutional responsibilities.	the elastic clause the necessary and proper cause
The effect of a market exchange on a third party who is outside or “ external ” to the exchange is called an externality.	an externality
The No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in January 2002, erected a system of testing to measure and ultimately improve student performance in reading and math at all schools that received federal funds.	The No Child Left Behind Act
The Fifth Amendment, which requires among other things that people can not be deprived of their life, liberty, or property except by a legal proceeding, was also greatly influenced by English law as well as the protections granted to Virginians in the Virginia Declaration of Rights.	The Fifth Amendment
As shown in, a stack of thylakoids is called a granum, and the liquid - filled space surrounding the granum is called stroma or “ bed ”( not to be confused with stoma or “ mouth, ” an opening on the leaf epidermis).	a granum stroma stoma
Durkheim called the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society the collective conscience.	the collective conscience
It plays a role in memory formation and includes parts of the thalamus and hypothalamus as well as the hippocampus.	It
The forebrain contains the cerebral cortex and a number of other structures that lie beneath the cortex( called subcortical structures) : thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and the limbic system( collection of structures).	The forebrain
The portion of the embryo between the cotyledon attachment point and the radicle is known as the hypocotyl( hypocotyl means “ below the cotyledons ”).	the hypocotyl
Total savings = Private savings( S) + Public savings( T – G)	Total savings
Ionic bonds are formed between ions with opposite charges.	Ionic bonds
An internal factor is an attribute of a person and includes personality traits and temperament.	An internal factor
The diffusion of K+ out of the cell actually hyperpolarizes the cell, in that the membrane potential becomes more negative than the cell 's normal resting potential.	hyperpolarizes
At the center of each animal cell, the centrosomes of animal cells are associated with a pair of rod - like objects, the centrioles, which are at right angles to each other.	the centrioles
PAMPs are carbohydrate, polypeptide, and nucleic acid “ signatures ” that are expressed by viruses, bacteria, and parasites but which differ from molecules on host cells.	PAMPs
Arriving at a proper diagnosis — that is, appropriately identifying and labeling a set of defined symptoms — is absolutely crucial.	a proper diagnosis
A transverse plane( or, horizontal plane) divides the animal into upper and lower portions.	A transverse plane horizontal plane
Mineral soils form directly from the weathering of bedrock, the solid rock that lies beneath the soil, and therefore, they have a similar composition to the original rock.	bedrock

Workman ’s compensation insurance : Employers are required by law to pay a small percentage of the salaries that they pay into funds, typically run at the state level, that are used to pay benefits to workers who suffer an injury on the job.

Workman ’s compensation insurance

This ‘ jumping ’ of the action potential from one node to the next is called saltatory conduction.

saltatory conduction

Small green appendages usually found at the base of the petiole are known as stipules.

stipules

Small, virus - like particles called gene transfer agents( GTAs) transfer random genomic segments from one species of prokaryote to another.

gene transfer agents GTAs

Liberation theology began as a movement within the Roman Catholic Church in the 1950s and 1960s in Latin America, and it combines Christian principles with political activism.

Liberation theology

The prevention of a pregnancy comes under the terms contraception or birth control.

contraception birth control

Secondary data does n’t result from firsthand research collected from primary sources, but are the already completed work of other researchers.

Secondary data

Depending on their different income levels and political preferences, countries are likely to make different choices about allocative efficiency — that is, the choice between economic output and environmental protection along the production possibility frontier.

allocative efficiency

This two - parent family structure is known as a nuclear family, referring to married parents and children as the nucleus, or core, of the group.

a nuclear family

However, cutting wages will alienate the insiders and damage the firm ’s productivity and prospects. Finally, the relative wage coordination argument points out that even if most workers were hypothetically willing to see a decline in their own wages in bad economic times as long as everyone else also experiences such a decline, there is no obvious way for a decentralized economy to implement such a plan.

the relative wage coordination argument

The ribs are 12 pairs of long, curved bones that attach to the thoracic vertebrae and curve toward the front of the body, forming the ribcage.

The ribs

Quantum mechanics must be used for objects smaller than can be seen with a microscope.

Quantum mechanics

On January 14, Bush succeeded in getting resolutions from Congress authorizing the use of military force against Iraq, and the U.S. then orchestrated an effective air campaign, followed by Operation Desert Storm, a one - hundred - hour land war involving over 500,000 U.S. troops and another 200,000 from twenty - seven other countries, which expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait by the end of February.

Operation Desert Storm

This is called atomic excitation.

atomic excitation

Gender identity is a person ’s deeply held internal perception of his or her gender.

Gender identity

Note that kinship, or one ’s traceable ancestry, can be based on blood or marriage or adoption.

kinship

A market with few buyers and few sellers is sometimes referred to as a thin market.

a thin market

These nutrients are termed essential nutrients, meaning they must be eaten, and the body can not produce them.

termed essential nutrients

A perfectly competitive firm is known as a price taker, because the pressure of competing firms forces them to accept the prevailing equilibrium price in the market.

a price taker

The chemical reactants to which an enzyme binds are the enzyme ’s substrates.

the enzyme ’s substrates

For example, in 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a book exposing the dangers posed by pesticides such as DDT.

Silent Spring

Inside the cochlea, the basilar membrane is a mechanical analyzer that runs the length of the cochlea, curling toward the cochlea ’s center.

the basilar membrane

The Communications Act of 1934 ended the FRC and created the Federal Communications Commission( FCC), which continued to work with radio stations to assign frequencies and set national standards, as well as oversee other forms of broadcasting and telephones.

the Federal Communications Commission FCC

This baseline level of unemployment that occurs year - in and year - out is called the natural rate of unemployment and is determined by how well the structures of market and government institutions in the economy lead to a matching of workers and employers in the labor market.

the natural rate of unemployment

In Fisher v. University of Texas( 2013, known as Fisher I), University of Texas student Abigail Fisher brought suit to declare UT ’s race - based admissions policy as inconsistent with Grutter.

Fisher v. University of Texas Fisher I

Some infected cells, such as those infected by the common cold virus known as rhinovirus, die through lysis( bursting) or apoptosis( programmed cell death or “ cell suicide ”), releasing all progeny virions at once.

rhinovirus lysis apoptosis

Price is what the producer receives for selling one unit of a good or service.

Price

This chapter also relates the model of aggregate supply and aggregate demand to the three goals of economic policy( growth, unemployment, and inflation), and provides a framework for thinking about many of the connections and tradeoffs between these goals.

the three goals of economic policy

The perception of intensity is called loudness.

loudness

Synapsids also include therapsids, which were mammal - like reptiles from which mammals evolved.

therapsids

Adverse selection refers to the problem in which the buyers of insurance have more information about whether they are high - risk or low - risk than the insurance company does.

Adverse selection

Southern extremists, known as “ Fire - Eaters, ” openly called for secession.

Fire - Eaters

Particle - wave duality — the fact that all particles have wave properties — is one of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics.

Particle - wave duality

Osteoblasts at the bone surface secrete bone matrix, and osteoclasts on the inner surface break down bone.

Osteoblasts osteoclasts

Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an egg develops into a complete individual without being fertilized.

Parthenogenesis

However, if a family of carriers begins to interbreed with each other, this will dramatically increase the likelihood of two carriers mating and eventually producing diseased offspring, a phenomenon known as inbreeding depression.

inbreeding depression

In bottom - up implementation, the federal government allows local areas some flexibility to meet their specific challenges and needs.

bottom - up implementation

The scientific definition of linear momentum is consistent with most people ’s intuitive understanding of momentum : a large, fast - moving object has greater momentum than a smaller, slower object.

linear momentum

The Social Security payroll tax is proportional up to the wage limit, but above that level it becomes a regressive tax, meaning that people with higher incomes pay a smaller share of their income in tax.

The Social Security payroll tax a regressive tax

In the DSM-5, Gender Dysphoria is a condition of people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with.

Gender Dysphoria

A synchrotron is a version of a cyclotron in which the frequency of the alternating voltage and the magnetic field strength are increased as the beam particles are accelerated.

A synchrotron

Lucid dreams are dreams in which certain aspects of wakefulness are maintained during a dream state.

Lucid dreams

Indeed, Tocqueville described a new type of tyranny, the tyranny of the majority, which overpowers the will of minorities and individuals and was, in his view, unleashed by democracy in the United States.

the tyranny of the majority

This distinguishing feature of land plants gave the group its alternate name of embryophytes.

embryophytes

In May 1861, Union general Benjamin Butler and others labeled these refugees from slavery contrabands.

contrabands

In the United States, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation( FDIC) is responsible for deposit insurance.

the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC

Ectomycorrhizae( “ outside ” mycorrhiza) depend on fungi enveloping the roots in a sheath( called a mantle) and a Hartig net of hyphae that extends into the roots between cells.

Ectomycorrhizae

Force is a push or pull that can be defined in terms of various standards, and it is a vector having both magnitude and direction.

Force

The root ology denotes scientific study of, and psychology refers to the scientific study of the mind.

psychology

Van de Graaff generators( or Van de Graaffs) are not only spectacular devices used to demonstrate high voltage due to static electricity — they are also used for serious research.

Van de Graaff generators Van de Graaffs

The name derives from the word ecdysis, which refers to the shedding, or molting, of the exoskeleton.

ecdysis

The process of photosynthesis occurs in a middle layer called the mesophyll.

the mesophyll

In contrast, people from a collectivistic culture, that is, a culture that focuses on communal relationships with others, such as family, friends, and community, are less likely to commit the fundamental attribution error( Markus & Kitayama, 1991 ; Triandis, 2001).

a collectivistic culture

Federal fiscal policies include discretionary fiscal policy, when the government passes a new law that explicitly changes tax or spending levels.

discretionary fiscal policy

Endoscopes are used to explore the body through various orifices or minor incisions.

Endoscopes

The caucus or large - scale gathering was made up of legislators in the Congress who met informally to decide on nominees from their respective parties.

The caucus

By this time, the second party system had taken hold, a system whereby the older Federalist and Democratic - Republican Parties had been replaced by the new Democratic and Whig Parties.

the second party system

In contrast, in a longitudinal wave or compressional wave, the disturbance is parallel to the direction of propagation.

a longitudinal wave compressional wave

The two discussed a policy of détente, a relaxation of tensions between their nations, and signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty( SALT), which limited each side to deploying only two antiballistic missile systems.

détente the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty SALT

In 1890, Dr. Charles Macune, who led the Southern Alliance, which was based in Texas and had over 100,000 members by 1886, urged the creation of a national alliance between his organization, the Northwest Alliance, and the Colored Alliance, the largest African American organization in the United States.

the Colored Alliance

Like neurotransmitters, hormones are chemical messengers that must bind to a receptor in order to send their signal.

hormones

The Homestead Act allowed any head of household, or individual over the age of twenty - one — including unmarried women — to receive a parcel of 160 acres for only a nominal filing fee.

The Homestead Act

Banks as Financial IntermediariesAn “ intermediary ” is one who stands between two other parties.

IntermediariesAn “ intermediary ”

The speed at which an ecosystem recovers equilibrium after being disturbed, called its resilience.

resilience

A detrital food web consists of a base of organisms that feed on decaying organic matter( dead organisms), called decomposers or detritivores.

A detrital food web decomposers detritivores

Each photosystem is serviced by the light - harvesting complex, which passes energy from sunlight to the reaction center ; it consists of multiple antenna proteins that contain a mixture of 300 – 400 chlorophyll a and b molecules as well as other pigments like carotenoids.

the light - harvesting complex

McCarthy and Zald( 1977) conceptualize resource mobilization theory as a way to explain movement success in terms of the ability to acquire resources and mobilize individuals.

resource mobilization theory

Monetary policy, which involves policies that affect bank lending, interest rates, and financial capital markets, is conducted by a nation ’s central bank.

Monetary policy

Morbidity is the incidence of disease.

Morbidity

Pairing a new neutral stimulus( “ squeak ”) with the conditioned stimulus( “ zzhzhz ”) is called higher - order conditioning, or second - order conditioning.

higher - order conditioning second - order conditioning

Stage 3 and stage 4 of sleep are often referred to as deep sleep or slow - wave sleep because these stages are characterized by low frequency( up to 4 Hz), high amplitude delta waves.

Stage 3 and stage 4 of sleep deep sleep slow - wave sleep

Changes in temperature, pH, and exposure to chemicals may lead to permanent changes in the shape of the protein, leading to loss of function, known as denaturation.

denaturation

Prejudice often begins in the form of a stereotype — that is, a specific belief or assumption about individuals based solely on their membership in a group, regardless of their individual characteristics.

Prejudice a stereotype

In the gradual speciation model, species diverge gradually over time in small steps.

the gradual speciation model

Human factors psychology is the study of how workers interact with the tools of work and how to design those tools to optimize workers ’ productivity, safety, and health.

Human factors psychology

The distance from the center of the lens to its focal point is defined to be the focal lengthff size 12 { f } { } of the lens.

the focal lengthff

This very direct method of phosphorylation is called substrate - level phosphorylation.

substrate - level phosphorylation

Price indices are created to calculate an overall average change in relative prices over time.

Price indices

In passive transport, substances move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

passive transport

Short bones, or cuboidal bones, are bones that are the same width and length, giving them a cube - like shape.

Short bones cuboidal bones

Oligopolistic markets are those dominated by a small number of firms.

Oligopolistic markets

Autotrophic organisms that convert solar energy into chemical energy are called phototrophs, and they appeared within one billion years of the formation of Earth.

phototrophs

The last clause of Article I, Section 8, commonly referred to as the elastic clause or the necessary and proper cause, enables Congress “ to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying ” out its constitutional responsibilities.

the elastic clause the necessary and proper cause

The effect of a market exchange on a third party who is outside or “ external ” to the exchange is called an externality.

an externality

The No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in January 2002, erected a system of testing to measure and ultimately improve student performance in reading and math at all schools that received federal funds.

The No Child Left Behind Act

The Fifth Amendment, which requires among other things that people can not be deprived of their life, liberty, or property except by a legal proceeding, was also greatly influenced by English law as well as the protections granted to Virginians in the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

The Fifth Amendment

As shown in, a stack of thylakoids is called a granum, and the liquid - filled space surrounding the granum is called stroma or “ bed ”( not to be confused with stoma or “ mouth, ” an opening on the leaf epidermis).

a granum stroma stoma

Durkheim called the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society the collective conscience.

the collective conscience

It plays a role in memory formation and includes parts of the thalamus and hypothalamus as well as the hippocampus.

It

The forebrain contains the cerebral cortex and a number of other structures that lie beneath the cortex( called subcortical structures) : thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and the limbic system( collection of structures).

The forebrain

The portion of the embryo between the cotyledon attachment point and the radicle is known as the hypocotyl( hypocotyl means “ below the cotyledons ”).

the hypocotyl

Total savings = Private savings( S) + Public savings( T – G)

Total savings

Ionic bonds are formed between ions with opposite charges.

Ionic bonds

An internal factor is an attribute of a person and includes personality traits and temperament.

An internal factor

The diffusion of K+ out of the cell actually hyperpolarizes the cell, in that the membrane potential becomes more negative than the cell 's normal resting potential.

hyperpolarizes

At the center of each animal cell, the centrosomes of animal cells are associated with a pair of rod - like objects, the centrioles, which are at right angles to each other.

the centrioles

PAMPs are carbohydrate, polypeptide, and nucleic acid “ signatures ” that are expressed by viruses, bacteria, and parasites but which differ from molecules on host cells.

PAMPs

Arriving at a proper diagnosis — that is, appropriately identifying and labeling a set of defined symptoms — is absolutely crucial.

a proper diagnosis

A transverse plane( or, horizontal plane) divides the animal into upper and lower portions.

A transverse plane horizontal plane

Mineral soils form directly from the weathering of bedrock, the solid rock that lies beneath the soil, and therefore, they have a similar composition to the original rock.

bedrock