A30-year-old woman was hospitalized after she experienced convulsions. on examination, she was alert and oriented and complained of a fever, headache, and stiff neck. which of the following is most likely to provide rapid identification of the cause of her symptoms?
a. check serum antibodies
b. gram stain of throat culture
c. biopsy of brain tissue
d. gram stain of cerebrospinal fluid
e. none of these would provide rapid identification

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Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed

Photosynthesis uses co2 and cellular respiration produces co2. we call the point when the two processes are in balance--when there is no net production of co2--the compensation point. how might you limit one of the processes in order to achieve a compensation point?