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What would happen if a nucleotide is created that has an -H at the 3' position instead of having an -OH there? Of what clinical benefit could this compound provide?
Does the concept of carrying capacity apply to human beings? Does the planet as a whole have a HUMAN carrying capacity, or do humans have an infinite capacity to increase resources through increase
Which of the following function as the stimulus for the secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK)? a. Carbohydrates in the stomach b. Fat or protein digestion products in the duodenum c. Acid in the duodenum
Question 1: Define the following: evolution, population, gene pool, gene flow, genetic drift, bottleneck effect, founder effect, natural selection, genetic fixation, genotypic frequency, allelic fre
Briefly explain the procedure that we followed to test for starch in the leaves? What was the staining pattern in the yellow and green leaf? In the purple and green leaf?
Question 1: Explain the process of PCR and the reagents that are needed to perform the reaction. Question 2: What is the important of Taq polymerase? Where does it come from?
Question 1: What processes generate ATP, acetyl CoA and NADH in animal cells? Question 2: What would be the general effect of increasing glucose levels in the cell upon the rate of glycolysis?
Which biome will likely shrink as global temperature increases?a. tundra b. rainforests c. temperate deciduous forests d. desert e. taiga (conifer forests)
What is sustrate level of phosphorylation? a) phosphorylation of AMP by ATP b) ATP synthesis when the phosphate donor is a substrate with high phosphoryl transfer potential c) phosphorylation of glyco
Describe causes and consequences of mutations on microbial evolution and the generation of diversity as well as human impacts on adaptation.
Question 1: Name and briefly describe two processes that occur during meiosis that contribute to genetic variation.. Question 2: What would happen if a nucleotide is created that has an -H at the 3'
Question 1: Describe two ways in which Lamarck's ‘Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Traits' is similar to Darwin's ‘Theory of Natural Selection'. Question 2: Describe why each similarity
Question 1: Explain how heterozygote advantage can maintain two or more alleles in a population. Question 2: Suggest why a deleterious allele that perists because of heterozygote advantage disappear
Question 1: How would you determine the relationships among taxa when comparing two phylogenies with different topologies? Question 2: What is the sequence in the development of multicellularity?
Question 1: What organism was the first to have its entire genome sequenced? Question 2: Some biologists argue that the movement of green algae to terrestrial environments would not have been possi
Question 1: Given that strand separation is necessary for the initiation of DNA transcription, explain why the site at which transcription is initiated in the promoter region is especially rich in A
Question 1: Meiosis and mitosis are both processes that involve nuclear division. What is the difference between the two?What is the relationship between interphase and cell division?
Question 1: List and then describe two different processes that occur during the sexual life cycle that increase the genetic diversity of offspring. Question 2: Which two phases of mitosis are essen
Question 1: Should we spend the time and money getting rid of exotic species in native areas? Question 2: Are removal and prevention programs successful to date? Will evolution eventually favor ind
Daughter cells resulting from meiosis: a) have only one member of each homologus pair b) have only one member of each pair of alleles c) have half as many chromosomes as the parent cell
Question 1: Describe 3 ways to repair UV light damage? Question 2: Write the equation that summarizes the process that our bodies use to convert energy from food into energy that can be used for cel
Question 1: Insects have a large number of feeding strategies and have mouthparts adapted to these strategies. Identify the three main types of mouthpart specialization, and for each one, discuss ho