- If you discovered a fossil of an extinct mammal that lived high in the Andes, would you predict that it would more closely resemble present-day mammals from South American jungles or present-day mammals that live high in African mountains? Explain.
- What, if any, are the negative impacts of keeping such fields of inquiry as science and religion separate? Provide examples to support your answer.
- Critically evaluate the reliability of information presented in both primary and secondary sources.
- Explain the reasons why within six months of effectively using methicillin to treat S. aureus infections in a community, all patients newly infected with S. aureushave MRSA.
- Describe the concept of descent with modification and provide some examples.
- Under what circumstances is cancer considered to have a hereditary component?
- Describe the role that tumor suppressor genes play in cancer prevention and in cancer promotion. Provide an example of a tumor suppressor gene and the cancer that results if proper functioning ceases.
- What property of cancer cells do chemotherapeutic agents attempt to exploit?
- Explain the ways the p53 gene acts as a control system for the genome.
- Highlight the economic, cultural, and technological changes associated with a more globally connected world.
- Analyze the reasons why pseudoscience is not a true science and outline what it lacks in terms of a true science.
- How is a scientific theory different from a scientific hypothesis?
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