Complete List of Terms and Definitions for AG Exam One

Terms Definitions
(“old-sightedness” presbyopia
forebear forefather; ancestor
x age or age-class
Same as green chop soilage
immunization for pneumonia
pneumococcal pneumonia -over ?
tetanus- every ___ years 		65
10 years
inveterate firmly established by age, habitual
Monogastric cannot easily digest _________ fiber
e-sub-x life expectancy at age x
fertility rate for steady replacement/stable pop, not including migration 2.1
democratic regime government in which political authority is vested in the people
regulatory policy the policy setting governmental regulations
Hardware disease results when sharp objects puncture the walls of the _________ reticulum
The normal wavelike muscular contractions that propel ingesta through the digestive tract are _________ paristaltic action
progressive sequence by which the genetic
substrate of an organism is expressed in physical structure and function. 		epigenesis
d-sub-x number of deaths in age-class x
Too much apoptosis... neurodegenerative diseases, allergies, asthma
Pyramid Structure The President's subordinates report to him through a clear chain of command headed by a chief of staff
judicial activism supreme court justices and other judges should bodly apply the constitution to social and political question
aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) aka welfare
The rubber part of the milking machine in actual contact with the cow's teat. Liner
The standard lactation of dairy goats is _____ days. 305
Goats can consume ______ percent of their body weight in dry matter per day. 5-7
________ is a highly fatal goat disorder caused by a soil organism penetrating a deep puncture wound. Tetanus
The typical stocking rate for horses is _______ 1:20-30
Schaie’s most efficient design cross-sectional, then longitudinal followed by new cross sections
Actuarial Life Table observations are organized into discrete time units that are under the control of the experimenter
Over-expression of this gene in yeast causes tighter packaging of DNA and longer life span. Sir2
Chromosome large enough to be seen under ordinary light microscope?
Drosophila transposon? 		P-factor
elderly ratio ppl >65/per 100 ppl 20-64 *100
Bully Pulpit The president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public- his use of speeches
pure speech direct oral or written speech directed at a specific individual or group
korean war first conflict in which blacks and whites fought side by side
Male goats have ________ around the horn base, if not burned off when young will spray on females and taste it in the milk. scent glands
______ is the shell gland in the hen. uterus
_______ is a feed category that is high in fiber and low in digestible energy. Roughage
One of the first drugs used for seizures? Primidine
birth to the end of the second year infancy
Reliability Engineering type of survival analysis used to predict failures of manufactured products
Too little apoptosis... some cancers, autoimmune diseases, and viral infections
Judicial Restraint Approach the view that judges should decide cases strictly on the basis of the language of the law and constitution.
de facto segregation racial separation that comes about as a result of private social practices
domestic, economic, and foreign 3 broad areas of public policy
A goat is in estrus for how long? 1-2 days
The _________ is also known as the bulbourethral gland. Cowper's gland
Prospective Survival Study the survival experiences of past human cohorts are reconstructed from historical records of births and deaths
Orr and Sohl Hypothesis Hypothesis is that oxygen free radicals/reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause of senescence because ROS cause molecular damage that accumulates with age
(ordered) cohort flow different people in cohort due to mortality not birth
civil rights act of 1964 act that survived several challenges in the courts, prohibited employment discrimination by rivate businesses connected with interstate commerce, authorized the attorney general to beign school desegregation lawsuits if complaints were filed and cut off federal funding for any program that practiced discrimination
The two major goat producing areas in the world are _____ and ______. Asia and Africa
When do the ears open in a baby mouse? 3 days
Germline Signaling in C. elegans Signals from the gonads affect lifespan by modulating insulin signaling
Less germline signaling leads to longer lifespan
false (pay as you go) the social security trust fund is where payroll taxes paid by workers are held until they retire and need the money
How did Hayflick prove Carrel incorrect? Control lines of fibroblasts were compared to mixed lines to prove cells become senescent
Diseases cause the most severe decline in...? Memory, intelligence, verbal fluency and other tasks.
Rectangularization of Survivorship or Compression of Mortality almost all individuals will live to an advanced age, then in a brief period, almost all will die
“Caloric restriction (CR) is likely to extend lifespan in humans” Agree. CR extends life in all other species that have been tested, including other mammals
(mice and rats). Further, there are CR experiments underway with Rhesus monkeys that are incomplete but do demonstrate positive health effects of CR.