Which one of the following is a biomarker for hypertension?

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#Question id: 2828

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

A transcriptionally active gene compared with a transcriptionally inactive gene would be expected to

a. contain acetylated histones.           

b. contain unacetylated histones.

c. be sensitive to DNase I.                 

d. be resistant to DNase I.

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#Question id: 12385

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

To evaluate kidney function in a 45-year-old woman with type II diabetes, you ask her to collect her urine over 24 hours. She collects 3600 ml of urine in that period. The clinical laboratory returns the following results after analyzing the patient’s urine and plasma samples: plasma creatinine = 4 mg/dL, urine creatinine = 32 mg/dL, plasma potassium = 5 mmol/L, and urine potassium = 10 mmol/L.

What is the net renal tubular reabsorption rate of potassium in this patient?

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#Question id: 11063

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A man inspires 1000 ml from a spirometer. The intrapleural pressure was −4 cm H2O before inspiration and −12 cm H2O the end of inspiration. What is the compliance of the lungs?

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#Question id: 12330

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Elephants are not the most common species in African grasslands. The grasslands contain scattered woody plants, but they are kept in check by the uprooting activities of the elephants. Take away the elephants, and the grasslands convert to forests or to shrublands. The newly growing forests support fewer species than the previous grasslands. Which of the following describes why elephants are the keystone species in this scenario?

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#Question id: 1392

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

In the nematode C. elegans, ced-9 prevents apoptosis in a normal cell in which of the following ways?