Biology question and answers for October 10, 2023
- Q What benefit do Cordyceps fungi gain from interacting with ants and other insects hosts, and what happens to the hosts byinteracting with fungus? Please select all correct answers.Multiple answers: Multiple...
- Q What are some of the disadvantages of aquaponic farming?
- Q What do we call it when farmers regularly alternate the crops planted in an area? A. crop rotationB. wind breaksC. contour croppingD.agroforestry
- Q Most species that grow early in the successional process are considered _____-selected species.A. L B. m C. B D. r
- Q Which statement is TRUE regarding ecosystems? They are examples of ______________A. closed systems in regards to matter. B. closed systems in regards to energy. C. open systems in regards to...
- Q Which of the is a following large sink for carbon atoms? A. inorganic rocks such as granite B. ice caps and glaciers C. fossilized remains of plants and animals D....
- Q What happens to the temperature in the various layers as you move away from earth? A. It remains constant. B. It increases steadily. C. It may decrease or increase, depending...
- Q When a surface is impervious, it does not allow the water to percolate into the soil and into the groundwater. The water then is considered to be ______ water. A....
- Q This ocean environment is characterized by long plants that are rooted on the ocean floor but grow upwards toward the surface. A. The Kelp Forest B. Pelagic Zone C. Benthic...
- Q What is transposition and what are the differences betweenreplicative and non replicative transposition?
- Q Bacteria can carry out gluconeogenesis using components of thecitric acid cycle or amino acids, but unlike mammals, they cangenerate glucose from acetate via the glyoxylate pathway. Becausebacteria have no organelles,...
- Q Lipid bilayers can exist in a gel-like state or a morefluid-like state, which is a function of both temperature and lipidcomposition. Which of these states is more common in a...
- Q At times a ribosome may get stuck with an mRNA that hasbeen damaged so that there is no stop codon. What happens to thisribosome to fix this problem?
- Q Oxidative Phosphorylation (McKee374-378).  Describe how the relatively high concentration ofprotons are prohibited from returning to the matrix of themitochondria based on the permeability of the inner mitochondrialmembraneExplain the route taken by...
- Q Explain why the frequency of color blindness is higher in malesthan in females in the human population?
- Q 1. Lab Review:A) Explain why– control E. coli cells cannot grow onLBA+amp and LBA+amp+X-Gal.B) Name a procedure which can replace the heat shock process andachieve the same goal:C) If you...
- Q How is Tonicity used in medicine?
- Q Cellular communication and divisionIn one paragraph connect the following: Mitochondria andAnaphase.Hintswhat is going on in anaphasewhat is required to have that happenhow does mitochondria provide anaphase with energy
- Q Sample Random Mating LabP generation is 2 male and 2 females of sepia eyed, white eyed,irregular facets, vestigial, dumpy, and black body.1a) The most common phenotype in the F1 generation...
- Q What is the purpose of a transformation control with pGAP?
- Q 1. What is one big difference between how frogs and fishgastrulate? (1-2 sentences) (Hint -explain how each of theseorganisms gastrulates and the difference will be obvious!)2. Number the following steps...
- Q In the nematode C. elegans, the vulva forms from agroup of six vulval precursor cells (VPCs). These cells give riseto the three vulval lineages: 1º (central vulva), 2º (lateralvulva), and...
- Q Whats the obligations of pregnancy from a context of moralreasoning, culture, and religious identity.
- Q 1. Why do fats provide more energy per molecule than glucose?Explain your answer in termsof the electrons extracted during the process of cellularrespiration.2. A rare, frameshift genetic mutation can alter...
- Q IfB vitamins assist with energy production, could taking increaseddoses of these vitamins increase energy/ATP production (or energyOUT).
- Q Which of the following is NOT a criterion for classifyingviruses?a)Type of organism the virus infectsb) Method of viral replicationc) Type of nucleic acid in viral genomed) Envelope structure or compositione)...
- Q Co-dominance, Multiple Alleles,and Sex-linkageAbby is unsure of the father of her daughter, Susie, and wantsa quick way to find out which of the men she has dated it could be.Her...
- Q The Mississippi Bippy is a hypothetical animal favored by somegeneticists. In this animal amiable (A) is dominant to nasty (a),lazy (L) is dominant to active (l), and crazy (C) is...
- Q what are the key features of our innate immune cells andmicrobes that are associated with its broad specificity
- Q In terms of hemolytic disease of the newborn/Rh incompatibility(look on-line)a) what are the blood type problems between mom and baby?b) how does this relate to a first pregnancy vs. later...
- Q 1 a. Does natural selection cause mutations? Does evolutioncause mutations? 1b.Mutation in and of itself is not evolution.What must happen for evolution to occur? 1 c. Give an example inwhich...
- Q If an incompatible transfusion is given,a) what is the problem in terms of antigens and antibodies?b) describe what happens to the incompatible donated cells andhow this is potentially fatal.
- Q Match the type of selection with the example. **Why is eachits respective match?**Directional SelectionStabilizing SelectionDisruptive SelectionNegative Frequency Dependent SelectionA) Squirrels that learn fastest have the most offspringB) Squirrels feed on...
- Q Knowing what you know about plant vascular systems, read theFollowing 5 ideas, and for each tell me:1. Is it a good or bad idea?2. Why is it a good or...
- Q 1) A breeder performed a testcross to find out if his male dogwas a purebred black. He got one brown puppy and seven blackpuppies, did he have the purebred? (explain)What...
- Q Q a) a spreadsheet of the flow to the brain from the liver andfrom the brain to the liver - every step how the blood flows indetail.a) Blood flow from...
- Q 1a) What are the differences between biological replicates andtechnical replicates? Explain. What are the appropriateapplications for each?1b) Explain why statistical analysis of whole genome expressiondata (e.g., fpkm or tpkm from...
- Q The RY13 strain of the bacteria E. coli makes therestriction enzyme EcoR I, which cuts at the sequence GAATTC. thisoccurs thousands of time in a full chromosome. Why doesn’t theenzyme...
- Q What is the ITCZ and what is its influence in tropicalrainfall?
- Q Answer all three prompts.1. Explain the roles of each structure in bacteria cells.2. Explain how bacteria cells make energy for cellularprocesses.3. How are plant cells, animal cells, and bacteria cellsdifferent?
- Q how and dumpy interact such that flies who arehomozygous for the dumpy LOF mutation (dp) and heterozygous for thecomplete LOF mutation of how (h-) have wild type wings(normal length).Mutants when...
- Q A new model of transgenic vole was created in which all femalesare spontaneously maternal. Which experimental manipulation wouldyou expect to cause this result?A) over expression of oxytocin in the ventral...
- Q Question 1 (1 point)SavedImagine that you are working with DNA sequences of solubleproteins (not membrane proteins) and have the technology togenetically engineer/alter the existing sequence and you canexpress this particular...
- Q Question 20 (Mandatory) (1 point)Select all of the following which could cause an anemia that isclassified as normocytic/ normochromic.Question 20 options:hemoglobin E diseasehemoglobin SC diseasebeta-thalassemia minoraplastic anemiadecreased red blood cell...
- Q Your supervisor wants you to dilute a 1 mL stock BSA solution (1mg/mL) into 1:10 dilutions. What is the final concentration ofdiluted BSA solution? Show your work. How much volume...
- Q 1.Would a saturated fatty acid hold more potential energy or lesspotential energy than an unsaturated fatty acid? Why? Be sure toframe your answer in terms of the redox state of...
- Q 1.Imagine a locus with two alleles, A and a, in a wildpopulation of touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis) plants,which hasboth out crossing and selfing flowers.40 AA, 2 Aa, and 18 aagenotypes are...
- Q How might you distinguish between a lymphocytosis from aninfection versus one from a malignancy?
- Q Why do evergreen plants of northern wetlands have manyxerophytic features? Should this also be true for deciduous plantsin these habitats?
- Q Can you please write about DNA extraction from blood andpreparation of blood samples for DNA extraction. This is theprotocol:1.Take 750 μl of blood from each blood sample, and transfer itto...
- Q Your neighbors have been feeding the birds – a lot – and nowthey’ve got rats in their yard, happily feasting on the leftoverbirdseed. You don’t want the rats near your...
- Q 1. Arrange the following molecules from least to most specificwith respect to the original nucleotide sequence: RNA, DNA, AminoAcid, Protein.2. Identify two structural differences between DNA and RNA.3. Suppose you...
- Q Describe the experimental basis for the following fundamentalprinciple about mutations:“The mutational process is random inthe sense that whether a particular mutation happens is unrelatedto any adaptive advantage it may confer...
- Q Write a 500 word essay on why eliminating carcinogens from theenvironment would be a more successful strategy than attempting tofind a cure for cancer. You can organize the essay as...
- Q What are some enzymatic challenges used by plants to evolveunder increasing co2 concentrations and where does each carboncycle pathway give benefit to the plant?
- Q Quarantines of different kinds are imposed in pandemics.Lockdowns, shelter in place, stay at home like legal orders areinvoked by the governments and are implemented with the help of lawenforcement agencies...
- Q Why is cumulative incidence difficult to measure directly? Nameone reason and explain why.
- Q Compare and contrast SYBR Green versus TaqMan?
- Q A 24-year-old female was hospitalized with a 10 day history ofincreasing fever, one or two severe shaking chills daily, andprogressive weakness. A chronic, nonproductive cough, which thepatient attributed to moderately...
- Q Match each phrase on the left with the best term on the right.You may only use each number only once.1.Observation2.Hypothesis3.Theory4.Control Group5.Experimental Group6.Independent Variable7.Dependent Variable8.Conclusion9.Controlled Variable10.Results- bone density increased with 800...
- Q What would you expect to see if you placed a bead soaked in FGF8on the segmental plate of a chick embryo?A.formation of somites that lack sclerotomeB.inhibition of notch oscillations and...
- Q Describe the unique qualities of cyanobacteria withrespect to energy production.
- Q Regarding DNA extraction:1) Describe the purpose of each of the following stepsor reagents used in DNA isolation (in detail):- Using fresh vs. dried specimens- Grinding or tearing tissue- Lysis solution-...
- Q A housewife fixed lunch for herself and two others. The lunchconsisted of home-canned gefilte fish (served cold with horseradishon toast) soft drinks and milk. She ate two portions of gefiltefish,...
- Q for the Biodiesel Production process1. Describe the biochemical pathway that occurs in the biodieselproduction process2. Which enzymes participate in the selected industrialprocess3. Classify enzymes according to their activity4. Establish optimal...
- Q If an enzyme found in human cells would be affected bySofosbuvir, which eukaryotic enzyme would it most likelyaffect?a) DNA Polymeraseb) RNA Polymerasec) Telomerased) Reverse TranscriptaseThank you!
- Q a 46 lb. postoperative patient needs fluids at 75 ml/kg/day withlidocaine (2%) at 30ug/kg/min, ketamine (100 mg/ml) at 5 ug/kg/min,and morpine (10 mg/ml) at 2.5 (ug/kg/min).a: what is the rate...
- Q Describe or draw the endocrine control in the ovary beginningwith the primary oocyte and ending with the degeneration of thecorpus luteum. Be sure to include the hormones involved.
- Q o carry out 'blue-white screening', the E.coli plasmidpUC18 carries:A.The N-terminal portion of the lacI geneB.The N-terminal portion of the lacZ geneC.The C-terminal portion of the lacI geneD.The C-terminal portion of...
- Q ** Prior, which I forgot to include:All Vulcans have pointed ears (P) and a right-sidedheart (R) which are dominant over Earthling alleles ofrounded ears (p) and a left-sided heart (r)....
- Q Under anaerobic conditions, cells must sacrifice the pyruvatethey made from glycolysis. Why?
- Q 1. Why do bacteriophage usually include complex structuralfeatures compared to viruses found in humans?a. Bacteria do not naturally engulf objects/proteinsb. Bacteria have fewer surface proteins for the bacteriophage tobindc. Human...
- Q What is NOT a major characteristic found in the Kingdom Fungi?A. they produce spores B. they have rigid cell walls C. they aremultinucleate D. they contain chlorophyll E. None of...
- Q Complete the tables below by indicating whether the physical,chemical and biological parameters change with the course of ariver.Please include a valid reason (NOPLAGIARISM!). Chemical. ParameterIncrease/ Decrease/ UnchangedIn Downstream Direction?Reason(s). pH....
- Q After fertilization, all embryos undergo cleavage. In theXenopus embryo, what is the relationship of the animal-vegetal axisto the plane of the first three cleavages? Describe how cleavage inthe chick embryo...
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