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Which of the following may result in serious liver damage in a person with Hepatitis B? A) Administration of the HBV vaccine B) Co-infection with hepatitis D virus C) The presence of Dane particles D)
Which of the following is responsible for the major symptoms of cholera? A) Production of urease B) Activity of a type III secretion system C) Cessation of protein synthesis in host cells D) Death of
Most cases of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) occur in A) newly delivered mothers. B) uncircumcised males. C) anyone with a Staphylococcus aureus infection. D) nasal surgery patients. E) me
Fibroblasts _____. A) secrete interferons B) are found in connective tissue C) aid in formation of scar tissue D) All of the above E) None of the above
Gram staining differentiates between two large groups of microorganisms that stain which colors? 1- Black and purple 2- Green and red 3- Pink and blue 4- Purple and pink 5- Blue and purple
Which of the following is not a type of light microscope? 1- Fluorescent 2- Confocal 3- Phase-contrast 4- Scanning tunneling 5- Bright-field
Which of the following is not an emerging disease? 1- Nipah encephalitis 2- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 3-Monkeypox 4- Smallpox 5- Chikungunya
Which discipline of science studies the chemical reactions that occur in living organisms? 1- Biochemistry2-Microbiology 3- General chemistry 4- Organic chemistry 5- Molecular biology
Which of the following is potentially an example of pasteurization? A) Using ultraviolet light to eradicate disease causing and spoilage microorganisms in a gallon of milk B) Scrubbing the forearm wit
Question 1: How can nervous tissue become excited? Question 2: Describe a neuronal action potential and the pathway for the excitation of a neuromuscular junction?
Question 1: Summarize the process of transcription. Question 2: Three common microbes are bacteria, archaea, and yeast. Which domain do each of these microbes belong to? Compare and contrast t
Many animals show a phenomena known as "point restriction" where they have light fur color over the majority of their body even though their genotype should have dark fur color all over the body. On
What growth conditions are required for a photoautotrophic, neutrophilic, mesophilic, obligate aerobe?
Question 1: what is your expected m/z value for singly cahrged ions? doubly charged ions? Question 2: how do your results match to your expected outcome? if you obtained a different result provide p
Question 1: Explain how the effects of the sympathetic systems can be antagonistic? Question 2: Describe how too much alcohol can be affect the vestibular system.What is the mechanism of action of M
Question 1: What does an understanding of animal behaviour offer conservation biology? Question 2: Describe the mechanisms of speech?
List three types of ecological circumstances that would select for "r", as opposed to "K" life histories, according to MacArthur and Pianka. Give three reasons why the r/K paradigm is less prominent
Give two reasons why markrecapture studies on Great Tits may underestimate dispersal distances. Suggest three reasons why not all Great Tits are ‘bold'.
What are the underlying problems for understanding bacterial ecology, and, focusing on two specific example nvironments, how can these problems be addressed?
Question 1: Briefly compare and contrast 454 and Illumina sequencing. Question 2: You have prepared a metagenome, and have just received the data from the sequencing company. Describe what you would
Question 1: Describe the Competitive Exclusion Principle. Question 2: Describe, either in words or using an equation, the basic Levins metapopulation model.
Question 1: What is a survivorship curve? Question 2: Name and describe the three generalized types of survivorship curves.
Question 1: Describe the alterations in cell behaviour that occur during tissue remodelling.Question 2: Discuss whether the use of multipotent stem cells will always be preferable to the use of plur
Many species can reproduce asexually and sexually. What kind of environment do you think would favor asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction? Speculate about the evolutionary significance of thi
Question 1: what are the four major plant groups and what are their major adaptations? Question 2: how are life cycles different in each group of plants? (bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms)