BIL 150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thrombin, Hemoglobin, Double Bond
9 Oct 2016
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20th century is the age of physicist and chemist; 21st century is age of biologist. Inquiry based approach: ask questions and analyze data to find answers. 2 projected populations for the us because of immigration e. i. 1. 30 million legal immigrants have come to us and about 10. 3 million illegals since 1965 e. i. 2. Have settled in ca, tx, ny, and fl: replacement level fertility (rlf): the level of fertility at which a couple has only enough children to replace themselves f. i. Woman should have 2. 1-2. 5 children to do no more than replace herself and her mate: a proven way to reduce fertility rates is to empower women by educating them about birth control g. i. High fertility rates are associated with poverty and low level of educational attainment for girls. Population pyramids: represent age distributions, grouped by sex, of a living population g. ii. Good ways to show structure of population g. iii.
