The higher the proportion of loci that are "fixed" in a population, the lower are that population's

"acknowledging a right to benefit from the presence of animals requires government action to ensure human access to animals in a number of different spheres," writes jessica pierce, ph.d., in psychology today. the pragmatic meaning of the term "right" in this statement is

Salmonella typhimurium is a food-borne bacterial pathogen that can cause severe gastrointestinal disease. salmonella is often phagocytosed by macrophages that normally destroy bacterial pathogens, but this bacterium is somehow able to prevent the complete maturation of phagolysosomes. salmonella is able to tolerate the low ph of phagolysosomes, and in fact responds to the drop in ph by secreting toxins that interfere with other cellular responses. which of the following differences would you expect to contribute to the survival of a bacterium within an salmonella-containing phagosome, compared to a healthy phagolysosome? decreased activity of acid hydrolases increased activity of acid hydrolases decreased import of h+ ions increased import of h+ ions my guess is decreased activity of acid hydrolases but i'm not sure.

Which of these serves as a reference for comparison during a scientific investigation? a)outcome variable (dependent variable) b) test variable (independent variable) c)control group d)hypothesis