Biology and Genetics

1. Would you expect early successional species to be r-selected or K-selected? 2

1. Would you expect early successional species to be r-selected or K-selected? 2. Why? You cannot see the individual modules in these photos. You may encounter some unitary organi…

1. Would you rather use pluripotent stem cells or neural stem cells as a source

1. Would you rather use pluripotent stem cells or neural stem cells as a source of transplantable cells for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders? Explain why you are choos…

1. Write a balanced chemical equation for the decomposition ofcopper II sulfate

1. Write a balanced chemical equation for the decomposition ofcopper II sulfate pentahydrate 2. A student heated a hydrated salt sample with an initialmass of 4.8702g. After the f…

1. Write a descriptive statement of what you observe when you add sugar water to

1. Write a descriptive statement of what you observe when you add sugar water to an red onion skin 2. Write a descriptive statement of what you observe when you add salt water to …

1. Write a formula for each ionic compound a. Aluminum chloride b. Strontium sul

1. Write a formula for each ionic compound a. Aluminum chloride b. Strontium sulfate c. Scandium oxide d. Calcium hydroxide 2. Name each ionic compound a. MgCl2 b. TiO2 C. NiBra d…

1. Write a paragraph answering the question. Your answer should demonstrate your

1. Write a paragraph answering the question. Your answer should demonstrate your understanding of the physiological concepts underlying the statement and be written professionallj…

1. Write a paragraph describing whether the statement is correct or incorrect an

1. Write a paragraph describing whether the statement is correct or incorrect and provide a short explanation (of 3-5 sentences) of why it is correct or incorrect. Your answer sho…

1. Write a paragraph of 3-5 sentences describing answering the following questio

1. Write a paragraph of 3-5 sentences describing answering the following question. Your answer should demonstrate your understanding of the physiological concepts underlying the s…

1. Write a paragraph of 3-5 sentences to answer the following question. Your ans

1.  Write a paragraph of 3-5 sentences to answer the following question. Your answer should demonstrate an understanding of the important physiological terms and concepts in the q…

1. Write a short response to the following questions total of 50 points Post in

1. Write a short response to the following questions total of 50 points Post in Assignments by 03-19 2018 11 59pm. Be sure to BOLD your response a. You are a new public health nur…

1. Write a two-page paper (double-spaced) that discusses \"How color affects one

1. Write a two-page paper (double-spaced) that discusses "How color affects one's mood" which is a topic for a larger project. In discussing the proposed research topic, define th…

1. Write the names of these 9 possible bacteria under the correct group: Escheri

1. Write the names of these 9 possible bacteria under the correct group: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris, Shigella flexneri, …

1. Write the order of the FIRST 10 amino acids in this protein 2· F-r each of th

1. Write the order of the FIRST 10 amino acids in this protein 2· F-r each of the LAST 10 amino acids,tell one other amino acid that it would favorably ract with (i.e. could form …

1. Write the overall reaction for cellular respiration. * 2. What are the 3 phas

1. Write the overall reaction for cellular respiration. * 2. What are the 3 phases of the cellular respiration process? * 3. Where in a eukaryotic cell does the glycolysis part of…

1. Write the sequence of the peptide fragments that would beformed if -endorphin

1. Write the sequence of the peptide fragments that would beformed if -endorphin was treated with pepsin? 2. How many moles of Serine Hydrochloride are present in 2 Lsample of 0.2…

1. Xylem are composed of: A tracheids and vessel element B. sieve tube elements

1. Xylem are composed of: A tracheids and vessel element B. sieve tube elements and companion cells C. trichomes and root hairs D. fibers and sclereids 2. In which group of land p…

1. Yeast growing aerobically on glucose has a cellular yield coefficient Y x/s =

1. Yeast growing aerobically on glucose has a cellular yield coefficient Yx/s = 0.5g yeast/g glucose. The elemental cell composition of the yeast (% dry cell weight) is as given b…

1. You are a geologist trying to determine the volcanic nature of a past eruptio

1. You are a geologist trying to determine the volcanic nature of a past eruption. Using the information provided; determine if the volcanic eruption was explosive or effusive. Vo…

1. You are a graduate student in paleontology, studying a fossil site below an a

1. You are a graduate student in paleontology, studying a fossil site below an ancient coastal lagoon. A simplified and exaggerated profile of the rocks and sediments at your site…

1. You are a graduate student in paleontology, studying a fossil site below an a

1. You are a graduate student in paleontology, studying a fossil site below an ancient coastal lagoon. A simplified and exaggerated profile of the rocks and sediments at your site…

1. You are a member of a laboratory studying the development of the vertebrate n

1. You are a member of a laboratory studying the development of the vertebrate nervous system. You are specifically interested in the molecular mechanisms underlying the separatio…

1. You are a new undergraduate researcher in the Ruohola-Baker lab. Your job is

1. You are a new undergraduate researcher in the Ruohola-Baker lab. Your job is work with a postdoc named Shiri. Your job is to test the function of a de novo protein named EED bi…

1. You are an ecologist interested in energetics of ecological systems. You begi

1. You are an ecologist interested in energetics of ecological systems. You begin your current research program with a study of primary productivity of corn plants growing in a fi…

1. You are analyzing an SH2-phophotyrosine peptide interaction and find that the

1. You are analyzing an SH2-phophotyrosine peptide interaction and find that the Kd for the unphosphorylated peptide is 1 mM, while the Kd for the phosphorylated form is 100 nM. T…

1. You are attempting to clone an EcoRI fragment into an EcoRI-restricted vector

1. You are attempting to clone an EcoRI fragment into an EcoRI-restricted vector treated with Calf-intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIP), and you obtain the following results on y…

1. You are caring for a 40-year-old patient with diabetes admitted with a 4-day

1. You are caring for a 40-year-old patient with diabetes admitted with a 4-day history of nausea and vomiting. The lab reports that the patient is hypokalemic, with blood glucose…

1. You are caring for a 52-year- old woman who has been prescribed a major antip

1. You are caring for a 52-year- old woman who has been prescribed a major antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agent. After explaining the potential side effect, the client refuses to tak…

1. You are comparing how fructose is transported into two different types of bac

1. You are comparing how fructose is transported into two different types of bacterial cells. You expose both cell types to a single concentration of fructose then measure the rat…

1. You are conducting research on X-chromosome inactivation and have identified

1. You are conducting research on X-chromosome inactivation and have identified a strain of mice for which the same X chromosome appears to be always inactivated (ie, the maternal…

1. You are counting cells that you have prepared from a mouse spleen. Using the

1. You are counting cells that you have prepared from a mouse spleen. Using the hemocytometer you determine that you have 5.8 x 106 cells/ml in your final suspension of cells. The…

1. You are curious about the dynamic instability of microtubules and decide to j

1. You are curious about the dynamic instability of microtubules and decide to join a lab that works on microtubule polymerization. The people in the lab help you grow some microt…

1. You are examining the cellular response to a new drug. You treat cells with t

1. You are examining the cellular response to a new drug. You treat cells with the drug and measure the intracellular levels of cAMP and find that they increase as a response to t…

1. You are given a 500 ml culture of Euglena from which a 1 ml sample is taken a

1. You are given a 500 ml culture of Euglena from which a 1 ml sample is taken and put in 49 ml of water. Absorbance was measured on this sample but the reading was off the scale.…

1. You are interested in finding out if Obama’s health care policies have result

1. You are interested in finding out if Obama’s health care policies have resulted in a greater increase in blood pressure screenings in poor neighborhoods than those in middle-cl…

1. You are kidnapped, drugged and flown somewhere. After an indefinite period in

1. You are kidnapped, drugged and flown somewhere. After an indefinite period in a dark cell, you escape and try to determine where you are and what time of year it is by making a…

1. You are mapping cardinal traits. You know that having angular feathers on top

1. You are mapping cardinal traits. You know that having angular feathers on top of the head (A) is dominant to flat feathers (aa), black coloration around the beak and eyes (B_) …

1. You are on a grant review committee reviewing grant proposals. One of your pr

1.      You are on a grant review committee reviewing grant proposals. One of your proposals is to study the protein forgettin – discovered by your grant applicant. She discovered…

1. You are performing Sanger sequencing on a DNA molecule. You prepare the react

1. You are performing Sanger sequencing on a DNA molecule. You prepare the reaction mixture correctly except that you only add on dideoxynucleotide triphosphate, ddTTP (you did no…

1. You are planning to carry out the Sudan Red test on a set of 50 samples, but

1. You are planning to carry out the Sudan Red test on a set of 50 samples, but the bottle of Sudan Red dye is several years old. Without wasting a lot of time and effort, how can…

1. You are planning to study a gene ydeH from E.coli that encode for putative di

1. You are planning to study a gene ydeH from E.coli that encode for putative diguanylate cyclase activity (synthesis of a second messanger c-di-GMP). The in vitro enzymatic assay…

1. You are provided with Stock Tube A of antibiotic that has a concentration of

1. You are provided with Stock Tube A of antibiotic that has a concentration of 1000 ?g/?l. For lab, it is necessary to make the following dilutions: a. Tube B: 15?L of the 1000 ?…

1. You are ready to set up your reaction. You are provided with a stock of plasm

1. You are ready to set up your reaction. You are provided with a stock of plasmid DNA that is at a concentration of 1mg/ml. You have stock enzyme buffer that is 10X (meaning it i…

1. You are sequencing a 350bp lizard gene using the Sanger dideoxy sequencing me

1. You are sequencing a 350bp lizard gene using the Sanger dideoxy sequencing method. You have amplified the region using the primer 5'-ATCCGGGCG-3'. What will be the length of th…

1. You are studying a mRNA found in E. coli that appears to encode two separate

1. You are studying a mRNA found in E. coli that appears to encode two separate polypeptides (there are two separate starting points of translation). You would like to make these …

1. You are studying a new species of microorganism that was discovered at the bo

1. You are studying a new species of microorganism that was discovered at the bottom of the ocean and appears to have been isolated from other species for millions of years. You b…

1. You are studying a new species of microorganism that was discovered at the bo

1. You are studying a new species of microorganism that was discovered at the bottom of the ocean and appears to have been isolated from other species for millions of years. You b…

1. You are studying a species of birds that does not have X and Y chromosomes, b

1. You are studying a species of birds that does not have X and Y chromosomes, but instead has Z and W sex chromosomes such that males are ZZ and females are z 1A. Considering how…

1. You are studying a species of birds that does not have X and Y chromosomes, b

1. You are studying a species of birds that does not have X and Y chromosomes, but instead has Z and W sex chromosomes such that males are ZZ and females are zw 1A. Considering ho…

1. You are studying a species of birds that does not have X and Y chromosomes, b

1. You are studying a species of birds that does not have X and Y chromosomes, but instead has Z and W sex chromosomes such that males are ZZ and females are ZW. 1A. Considering h…

1. You are studying the control of cAMP levels in brain slices. You have confirm

1. You are studying the control of cAMP levels in brain slices. You have confirmed that drugs such as isoproteronol that act through beta-adrenergic receptors cause a modest incre…