Human impacts on biomes are best characterized by
a) increased fossil fuel usage
b) industrial pollution of landfills
c) interruption of natural biome processes
d) sewage contamination of groundwater

Which of the following produces carbon dioxide? a. plants b. animals c. decomposers d. all of the above

The kidney filters potentially toxic substances in the blood, and thus “clears” the blood of those substances. this clearance function is dependent upon and proportional to the diffusion gradient of the substance across filtering capillaries, i. e. if the concentration of the substance is doubled, twice as much will be cleared from each ml of blood that is filtered. suppose that the body produces a constant amount of a substance x per unit of time. the kidneys eliminate substance x at a rate directly proportional to the concentration of the substance and the volume of blood cleared each minute (c): elimination = c × [x], where [x] is the steady-state concentration of substance x. imagine an individual with an initial concentration of x equal to [x]0 who develops kidney disease. her baseline clearance c0 drops to one half of the original (½c0). what is the new steady state concentration of x? (for simplicity, assume that substance x is 100% filtered by the kidney).

Cpr, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a first-aid technique to save lives. it involves compressions of the patient's chest cavity. which description is the best description of the functions of chest compressions in cpr? chest compressions are done to pump the heart. chest compressions are done to strengthen the rib bones. chest compressions increase carbon dioxide inhalation. chest compressions allow the patient's muscles to wake up.