A veterinary assistant is checking the hydration status of a cat and finds that the mucous membranes are tacky to the touch and light pink in color, the extremities are cool, the temperature is 98 F, and the skin elasticity shows obvious tenting when pinched. In estimating the dehydration level of this animal, it should probably be classified as:.

Texas bluebonnet plants seen in this photo are an example of which ecological unit?

Which of the following diseases may be transmitted through an accidental needle stick? a. syphilis b. tuberculosis c. cellulitis d. hepatitis b

Which is an advantage of having memory cells when a pathogen is encountered for a second time. a) the memory cells are what proliferate into clones of cells in response to the binding of an antigen. b) memory cells are vital to the primary immune response in that they immediately recognize pathogens even at the first encounter. c) memory cells are essentially effector cells that are short lived and attack antigens even without having a receptor specific to that antigen. d) it ensures that more lymphocytes with a receptor specific to a particular antigen will be present than in a host that had never encountered that pathogen.