Most sports are all or nothing endeavors. If you've played sports, you've probably heard the expression There's no points for second place.. That saying doesn't hold true in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series, where every car driver who starts a race is guaranteed at least 34 points for finishing last.
What is a reading BCR? BCR is an acronym for brief constructed response. On the Maryland State Assessment (MSA), the Brief Constructed Response (BCR) is a response to an open-ended prompt that assesses a single Maryland State Curriculum (MSC) reading indicator. Optimal student responses are well-supported and brief (several sentences).
What is PCR (polymerase chain reaction)? PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a method to analyze a short sequence of DNA (or RNA) even in samples containing only minute quantities of DNA or RNA. PCR is used to reproduce (amplify) selected sections of DNA or RNA. Previously, amplification of DNA involved cloning the segments of interest into vectors for expression in bacteria, and took weeks.