Biology and Genetics

a) The table above represents survivability information for two portions of the

a) The table above represents survivability information for two portions of the Lesser Snozzlewhompin life cycle. Using these values, calculate the survivability (), relative fitn…

a) The three vegetative organs of angiosperms can be modified to perform special

a) The three vegetative organs of angiosperms can be modified to perform specialized roles, such as storage, propagation, or colonization. Be familiar with the form and function o…

a) There are THREE types of Anthropometry or human measuring technique in ergono

a) There are THREE types of Anthropometry or human measuring technique in ergonomics to fit human into a workspace. Briefly describe and give example for each anthropometry. ITerd…

a) There are two contrasting explanations for how the large intestine gets colon

a) There are two contrasting explanations for how the large intestine gets colonized with what eventually becomes a stable community of bacteria. According to the “deterministic” …

a) There junction of the 3\' end of exon 1 and the 5\' end of exon 2 of this gen

a) There junction of the 3' end of exon 1 and the 5' end of exon 2 of this gene is somewhere between 201^st and 210^th nucleotides of the mRNA. Can you tell exactly where it is? P…

a) Three nucleotides are inserted into a protein-encoding gene. The insertion oc

a) Three nucleotides are inserted into a protein-encoding gene. The insertion occurs such that the mRNA transcript has an additional 3 bases (NOT a stop) right next to the stop co…

a) To answer this question, first click here to view the associated animation. W

a) To answer this question, first click here to view the associated animation. Which of the following is NOT a rotator cuff muscle? subscapularis teres minor supraspinatus teres m…

a) Transmission of the causative agent to a susceptible host and adherence of th

a) Transmission of the causative agent to a susceptible host and adherence of the agent to a target tissue b) Damage to the host by the activities of toxins or other mechanisms c)…

a) Two stars (call them Alpha and Beta Carinae) are known to have the same lumin

a) Two stars (call them Alpha and Beta Carinae) are known to have the same luminosity. Alpha Carinae is however 100 times brighter than Beta Carinea. How much closer or farther is…

a) Under physiological conditions, a peptide made exclusively of lysine (poly-ly

a)   Under physiological conditions, a peptide made exclusively of lysine (poly-lys or lysn) is disordered (it is a random coil). Under what conditions could you imagine poly-lys …

a) Underline the promoter region by a dotted line. b) Deduce the nucleotide sequ

a) Underline the promoter region by a dotted line. b) Deduce the nucleotide sequence of mRNA for this gene. c) Underscore the leader sequence in mRNA and box the initiation codon.…

a) Use the example of the altitude of Polaris and its relationship to latitudes

a) Use the example of the altitude of Polaris and its relationship to latitudes on the Earth to show how the accuracy in measuring the altitude of a star translates directly into …

a) Use the figure below to estimate the magnetic field inclination at City X. b)

a) Use the figure below to estimate the magnetic field inclination at City X. b) Assuming that the Earth’s magnetic field is a dipole aligned with the geographic north-south axis,…

a) Vegans who do not take supplementation are at increased risk of deficiency of

a) Vegans who do not take supplementation are at increased risk of deficiency of vit A C vit Bl C yit B6 C vit B12 b) Vitamins are different from other nutrients like carbohydrate…

a) Watch this video and then b) Post a short 5-sentence summary about it. Captur

a) Watch this video and then b) Post a short 5-sentence summary about it. Capture the main points of the film. c) Then identify some sustainable initiative, invention, strategy, t…

a) What are the angular positions of the knee joint and hip joint during heel st

a) What are the angular positions of the knee joint and hip joint during heel strike of walking? A. knee extension angle and hip extension angle B. knee extension angle and hip fl…

a) What cell fate is induced in animal hemisphere cells of the amphibian embryo

a) What cell fate is induced in animal hemisphere cells of the amphibian embryo by BMP signalling? b) What is the mode of action of the neural inducing molecules chordin and noggi…

a) What color is Anthocyanin? b) What color is Chlorophyll A c What color is Chl

a) What color is Anthocyanin? b) What color is Chlorophyll A c What color is Chlorophyll B? d) What color is Xanthophyll? Share the R,values for the green pigments from the two pl…

a) What fraction of the total distance is traveled at constant speed? b) What to

a) What fraction of the total distance is traveled at constant speed? b) What total time (in seconds) is required for the trip? A spaceship ferrying workers to Moon Base I takes a…

a) What happens to a previously assembled actin filament that is placed in a tes

a) What happens to a previously assembled actin filament that is placed in a test tube containing 0.5?M ATP-G-actin solution and is incubated there for one minute (you can assume …

a) What is DNA cloning and describe briefly what the main idea behind this proce

a) What is DNA cloning and describe briefly what the main idea behind this procedure is For DNA cloning we use: a cloning vector, restriction enzymes (endonuclease), a ligase, tra…

a) What is DNA cloning and describe briefly what the main idea behind this proce

a) What is DNA cloning and describe briefly what the main idea behind this procedure is For DNA cloning we use: a cloning vector, restriction enzymes (endonuclease), a ligase, tra…

a) What is the Chromosome Theory of Inheritance and how was it determined? (SHOW

a) What is the Chromosome Theory of Inheritance and how was it determined? (SHOW WORK & EXPLAIN) b) Describe the contributions of Sutton, Boveri, McClung, Stevens, Wilson and …

a) What is the bond order of Bond A? [Input format a wholenumber (1,2, etc) or s

a) What is the bond order of Bond A? [Input format a wholenumber (1,2, etc) or simplist improper fraction (4/3, 5/3, etc).Reduce 9/6 to 3/2.] 1 b) What is the bond order of Bond B…

a) What is the diploid number of this species? (1 mark) b) What is the haploid n

a) What is the diploid number of this species?  (1 mark) b) What is the haploid number of this species?  (1 mark) c) How many homologous chromosome pairs are present in a cell dur…

a) What is the generation time (g) of this culture? c) A sample of this culture

a) What is the generation time (g) of this culture? c) A sample of this culture taken at 10h is diluted by a factor of 106X, after which 0.1 ml are spread on a plate. How many CFU…

a) What is the largest number of differentoffspring genotypes that could possibl

a) What is the largest number of differentoffspring genotypes that could possibly result if you crossedtwo parents of the same genotype below AA Bb Cc dd x   Aa bb CCDD b)If you c…

a) What is the main male sex hormone? b) What are two of the main female sex hor

a) What is the main male sex hormone? b) What are two of the main female sex hormones? c) Of these two hormones, a chemical apportion works by blocking which? d) How does a chemic…

a) What kind of general reaction is step 12? b) What metabolite(s) is/are consum

a) What kind of general reaction is step 12? b) What metabolite(s) is/are consumed as a nitrogen source in this pathway. How many total molecules of each source(s) are consumed to…

a) What kind of inhibitor is P56? (b) Use the equations of the lines provided to

a) What kind of inhibitor is P56? (b) Use the equations of the lines provided to calculate KM and V max for the enzyme with and without the inhibitor. (c) Calculate the value of K…

a) What kind of sedimentary rock occurs above the granite? Sedimentary Rock b) A

a) What kind of sedimentary rock occurs above the granite? Sedimentary Rock b) Assume the granite clast (look at the lower image) is the same granite that occurs below the sedimen…

a) What protein is critical for Golgi transport in a cell free system? How did B

a) What protein is critical for Golgi transport in a cell free system? How did Block and colleagues discover it? b)What are vesicle-coating proteins? Which ones are used for what …

a) What type of group (monophyletic, paraphyletic, polyphyletic) is indicated by

a) What type of group (monophyletic, paraphyletic, polyphyletic) is indicated by the peach group? b) Why would the peach group be classified this way? c) What type of group (monop…

a) What would be the average number of alleles retained at the end of this bottl

a) What would be the average number of alleles retained at the end of this bottleneck? b) What percentage of quantitative genetic variance do we expect to be left if this populati…

a) When multiple wavelengths are emitted from a source and seen by your eyes, yo

a) When multiple wavelengths are emitted from a source and seen by your eyes, your brain perceives a single color as a blend of the individual emitted wavelengths. If wavelengths …

a) Where, relative to a transcriptional unit, is its promoter sequence located?

a) Where, relative to a transcriptional unit, is its promoter sequence located? b) What function is served by a promotor sequence? c) Is the promotor sequence transcribed? d) The …

a) Which drug is probably a placebo? Explain. b) Give a plausible explanation wh

a) Which drug is probably a placebo? Explain. b) Give a plausible explanation what each of the three other drugs might do, giving cellular and/or chemical details. Will give a thu…

a) Which of the curves does NOT show cooperative binding a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 e) None

a)   Which of the curves does NOT show cooperative binding a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 e) None of the above b)   If curve 3 represents the binding of oxygen to Hb in normal red blood cells, w…

a) Which of the following is not a feature or output of a Model? a) Is based on

a) Which of the following is not a feature or output of a Model? a) Is based on our understanding of nature b) Gives us precisely predictions on the outcome of an ecological pheno…

a) Which of the following statements about lymph nodes is FALSE? Cells found in

a) Which of the following statements about lymph nodes is FALSE? Cells found in the lymph node include T cells, B cells, and macrophages. One or two efferent lymphatic vessel(s) i…

a) Which of the following statements about the lymphatic system is FALSE? T and

a) Which of the following statements about the lymphatic system is FALSE? T and B cells, assisted by macrophages, recognize foreign cells, cancer cells and toxins. Lymphatic vesse…

a) Which suspect presents a profile compatible to the sample found at the crime

a) Which suspect presents a profile compatible to the sample found at the crime scene? Suspect #1 or Suspect #2 b) What information/s led to your conclusion in (a)? Give two piece…

a) Which suspect presents a profile compatible to the sample found at the crime

a) Which suspect presents a profile compatible to the sample found at the crime scene? Suspect #1 or Suspect #2 b) What information/s led to your conclusion in (a)? Give two piece…

a) Will this electron strike one of the plates? If so, what is the horizontal di

a) Will this electron strike one of the plates? If so, what is the horizontal distance from the left edge? If not enter the vertical position at which the particle leaves the spac…

a) World energy consumption refers to the total energy used by all of human civi

a) World energy consumption refers to the total energy used by all of human civilization. What is the percentage (approximately) of the renewable energy consumption in the world? …

a) You also wish to synthesize a degenerate oligonucleotide primer that could be

a) You also wish to synthesize a degenerate oligonucleotide primer that could be used eventually to clone DNA that encodes your mutant protein (based on the amino acid sequence of…

a) You decide to study the MN blood group among students. Blood type in the MN b

a) You decide to study the MN blood group among students. Blood type in the MN blood group is determined by a single gene with two alleles: M and N. You manage to get blood sample…

a) You generate single and double mutants of the fictional technicolores bacteri

a) You generate single and double mutants of the fictional technicolores bacteria and observe the following phenotypes. Assume that all of the colors occur at different points alo…

a) You grow seeds from 6 flowers. Each flower produces 6 seeds. The number of of

a) You grow seeds from 6 flowers. Each flower produces 6 seeds. The number of offspring producing red, orange and yellow flowers are as follows: 1 red, 3 orange, 2 yellow 2 red, 2…

a) You have to run an important pcr reaction. Unfortunately you can\'t find any

a) You have to run an important pcr reaction. Unfortunately you can't find any TAQ in the whole department. The only DNA poly DNA polymerase that is available is the Klenow fragme…