A 72-year-old female has been told by her nurse practitioner she has a new heart murmur that requires her to go for evaluation by a cardiologist.  After an echocardiogram was completed the cardiologist informs the patient that she has aortic stenosis. The client asks the cardiologist “What does aortic stenosis mean?” Based on your knowledge you would expect the cardiologist to respond with which of the following answers:

A patient asks the nurse practitioner if cold medicine containing a decongestant is safe to take. The nurse practitioner recommends the client avoid decongestants with which of the following conditions:

This Gnetophyte grows in the southwestern U. S. and is a many-branched shrub with small scale-like leaves. Its extract is used as a medicine, but has many side effects.

Because seed plants have 2 different types of spores, they are considered __________.

In flowering plants, this structure is collectively known as the corolla, it is used to attract pollinators

Which of the following are seedless vascular plants:

A pine tree is an example of a(n):

Lichens are symbiotic relationships between fungi and __________.

Fungi that is responsible for skin infections like Athelete’s Foot and Ringworm.

In fungi, a __________ is a reproductive cell that can grow into a new organism.