Use the Information to Answer the Following Question

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use the information to answer the following question.
The figure depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow, as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations A-D are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface.

Assume that all four locations are 0.5 meters above the surface. On a breezy day with prevailing winds blowing from left to right, where should one expect to find the highest concentration of free basidiospores in an air sample?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D

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Definitions:

Plasma Volume

The volume of plasma, the liquid component of blood without the cells, important for maintaining blood pressure and volume.

ADH Levels

Refers to the concentration of antidiuretic hormone in the blood, which regulates water balance in the body by affecting the kidneys.

Cerebral Arterial Circle

Also known as the Circle of Willis, it is a ring of interconnected arteries at the base of the brain that provides collateral blood flow between the anterior and posterior circulations.

Arteries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues, except for the pulmonary arteries that carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.