Biology and Genetics

2. Cells are capable of generating different resting membrane potentials, which

2. Cells are capable of generating different resting membrane potentials, which are essential to secondary active transport mechanisms, excitability, and generation of action pote…

2. Cellular transport of proteins is very important in order for a cell to funct

2. Cellular transport of proteins is very important in order for a cell to function properly. For each of the mutations below, (1) explain what type of transport will be affected …

2. Children (aged 8 14 years) with anxiety disorders were randomly assigned to c

2. Children (aged 8 14 years) with anxiety disorders were randomly assigned to cognitive- 8 behavioral individual treatment, cognitive-behavioral group treatment, or a wait-list c…

2. ChiliCheese and Stuft are two maternal gene proteins that establish the dorsa

2. ChiliCheese and Stuft are two maternal gene proteins that establish the dorsal/ventral axis of the developing X. mutans. ChiliCheese levels are highest at the dorsal surface of…

2. ChiliCheese and Stuft are two maternal gene proteins that establish the dorsa

2. ChiliCheese and Stuft are two maternal gene proteins that establish the dorsal/ventral axis of the developing X. mutans. ChiliCheese levels are highest at the dorsal surface of…

2. Choose ONE correct statement below about ABO incompatibility in whole blood t

2. Choose ONE correct statement below about ABO incompatibility in whole blood transfusion that is causing intra vascular or extra vascular hemolysis. Please explain. A) "Antigen …

2. Choose the best answer below. Which statement is FALSE concerning the kinetic

2. Choose the best answer below. Which statement is FALSE concerning the kinetic molecular theory description of ideal gases? A) The average kinetic energy is directly proportiona…

2. Choose the correct answers, noting that each blank may have more than one cor

2. Choose the correct answers, noting that each blank may have more than one correct answer, and that each answer could be used more than once. Answers: 1. eukaryotic mRNAs 2. pro…

2. Circle the answer that you think is correct. a) Could a star that had 30 time

2. Circle the answer that you think is correct. a) Could a star that had 30 times the mass of the Sun when it was on the Main Sequence end up as a i) White Dwarf? ii) Neutron Star…

2. Cirele and label the functional groups found on the following molecule: 1.5 p

2. Cirele and label the functional groups found on the following molecule: 1.5 pts S-H H2N C COOH cysteine Which of these functional groups will be charged in aqueous solution and…

2. Clearly and formally outline the logic of the process of natural selection. F

2. Clearly and formally outline the logic of the process of natural selection. Frame your answer in general terms applicable to any species (rather than in the style of a "parable…

2. Coast Range Volcanics (California) (20 points) The figure below shows the loc

2. Coast Range Volcanics (California) (20 points) The figure below shows the location of a sequence of volcanic rocks in coastal California (in what is termed the California Coast…

2. Coat color in Labrador Retrievers is due to the interaction of two alleles. T

2. Coat color in Labrador Retrievers is due to the interaction of two alleles. The E allele determines whether dark pigment will be deposited in the fur or not. If a dog has the g…

2. Compare an amateur telescope of 100 mm (a typical \"4-inch\" tel which is 10

2. Compare an amateur telescope of 100 mm (a typical "4-inch" tel which is 10 meters across. [Hint: Work in powers of ten; "2 decimals" means after the decimal point in powers of …

2. Compare the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (Lord Figure 6.4 p332, Lp331-334)

2. Compare the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (Lord Figure 6.4 p332, Lp331-334) to the Branched Chain Ketoacid Dehydrogenase Complex (Lord Figure 4.12 p207). How are they similar …

2. Consider a bioreactor used by a yogurt factory to grow the bacteria needed to

2. Consider a bioreactor used by a yogurt factory to grow the bacteria needed to make yogurt. The growth of the bacteria is governed by the logistic equation dP k P(M P) where P i…

2. Consider a liver cell carrying out the oxidation glucose under aerobic condit

2. Consider a liver cell carrying out the oxidation glucose under aerobic conditions. Suppose that we added a potent and specific inhibitor of mitochondrial ATP synthase. Tell whe…

2. Consider a new mutant arising in a finite population. a. Compare the length o

2. Consider a new mutant arising in a finite population. a. Compare the length of time required to fix or lose this new mutation by selection vs. genetic drift. -> Selection is…

2. Consider a species of butterflies that has two isolated subpopulations of equ

2. Consider a species of butterflies that has two isolated subpopulations of equal sizes on two different islands. The allele frequencies for two loci are given below. Allele Freq…

2. Consider how the chemical structures and functions for each molecule below co

2. Consider how the chemical structures and functions for each molecule below contribute to each food item. Use your textbook, online resources and any other resource (including c…

2. Consider that all of the water that passes through our bodies eventually ends

2. Consider that all of the water that passes through our bodies eventually ends up in the well-mixed hydrosphere of the Earth. Consider an individual living during biblical times…

2. Consider the following PCR amplification (not the one carried out in lab) whi

2. Consider the following PCR amplification (not the one carried out in lab) which produces a 1,084 bp product. At the start of the amplification, the concentrations of both For a…

2. Consider the following aligned 13-mer DNA sequences: GGGAAATGCGTCA TGTTCATGGC

2. Consider the following aligned 13-mer DNA sequences: GGGAAATGCGTCA TGTTCATGGCTTG GAAGCATGACTCT GAAATATGAGGGA GAATCATGGAATG ATAAGATGGCCCA TGGAAATGGCCGC CAAAGATGCGCTG AATTAATGACA…

2. Consider the following equilibrium 2502 (g) + O2 (g) 2SO3 (g) From which of t

2. Consider the following equilibrium 2502 (g) + O2 (g) 2SO3 (g) From which of the following starting conditions would it be impossible for this equilibrium to be achieved? a) 0.2…

2. Consider the mutations described in the left-hand column below. Identify whet

2. Consider the mutations described in the left-hand column below. Identify whether the Lac operon will be ON or OFF in each of the environments listed across the top. Mutation Gl…

2. Consider the urea cycle. a) Production of carbamoyl phosphate by carbamoyl ph

2. Consider the urea cycle. a) Production of carbamoyl phosphate by carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I requires the hydrolysis of 2 ATP. Why? Which structural feature do you notice …

2. Consider two loci, A and B, at which multiple different alleles are present i

2. Consider two loci, A and B, at which multiple different alleles are present in the human population (i.e., A1, A2, A3, etc. and B1, B2, B3, etc.). The diploid genotypes of you,…

2. Critics of the above theory demand: show me the physiological evidence. Evolu

2. Critics of the above theory demand: show me the physiological evidence. Evolutionary theory is rooted in biology hence there must be physical evidence to substantiate a claim. …

2. Cross a homozygous tall yellow seeded plant with a homozygous short green see

2. Cross a homozygous tall yellow seeded plant with a homozygous short green seeded plant. This is called the P1 cross, and it will produce offspring called the F1 generation. Tal…

2. Currently the government pays for approximately 45% of health care in the US.

2. Currently the government pays for approximately 45% of health care in the US. List the major government funded health care programs. How does the percentage of government spend…

2. DNA Synthesis a. You decide for fun that you want to repeat the Meselson/Stah

2. DNA Synthesis a. You decide for fun that you want to repeat the Meselson/Stahl experiment. You grow your cells first in media containing radioactive nitrogen and then shift to …

2. DNA polymerase can do all of the following except: a. Replace primers after r

2. DNA polymerase can do all of the following except: a. Replace primers after replication. b. Connect Okazaki fragments on new DNA. c. Add nucleotides to the 3’ end of a primer. …

2. DNA replication rates Assuming that Figure 3.35 is a representative sample of

2. DNA replication rates Assuming that Figure 3.35 is a representative sample of the replication process replication forks (a) (10 points) Using the scale bar, estimate the fracti…

2. DNA subjected to a stretching force exceeding 60 pN undergoes a structural tr

2. DNA subjected to a stretching force exceeding 60 pN undergoes a structural transition from the usual B form to the so-called S form (S for stretch). Here we examine a simple mo…

2. Daily weather maps are known as synoptic maps, meaning that they show atmosph

2. Daily weather maps are known as synoptic maps, meaning that they show atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place. The daily weather map is a key analytical tool for me…

2. Decide which of the 8 Universal Intellectual Standards you are demonstrating

2. Decide which of the 8 Universal Intellectual Standards you are demonstrating when you ask the following questions o Ultimate Medical Academy QUESTIONS STANDARD Could you give m…

2. Deformation of rocks that takes place desp within the Earth\'s erust is best

2. Deformation of rocks that takes place desp within the Earth's erust is best desceribed (o) Compressional. The weight of the overlying rocks generates predominantly thrust fault…

2. Depth of emplacement is used to divide rocks in which major group? nese 3 A r

2. Depth of emplacement is used to divide rocks in which major group? nese 3 A reck with angular clasts and a matrix of finer sand or silt is a 4 What sedimentary rock is a precur…

2. Describe a positive or negative feedback loop involving snow/ice, methane or

2. Describe a positive or negative feedback loop involving snow/ice, methane or carbon dioxide and how it would increase or decrease global warming. The impacts of acid deposition…

2. Describe how a lysosomes is made Diagram 5: Endomembrane system Rough endopla

2. Describe how a lysosomes is made Diagram 5: Endomembrane system Rough endoplasmic reticulumNucleus Nuclear envelope Nuclear pore Ribosomes Smooth endoplasmic reticulum Secretor…

2. Describe the change in atmospheric CO2 over the past 800,000 years. What is t

2. Describe the change in atmospheric CO2 over the past 800,000 years. What is the Keeling Curve? Where do its measurements put us today in relation to the past 50 years? 3. Descr…

2. Describe the difference between the Mercalli Scale and Richter Scale. 3. How

2. Describe the difference between the Mercalli Scale and Richter Scale. 3. How many times more ground shaking happens with a 6.0 earthquake over a 4.0 earthquake? 4. How many tim…

2. Describe the roles in synaptic transmission of the following: calcium, precur

2. Describe the roles in synaptic transmission of the following: calcium, precursors, synthesizing enzymes and degrading enzymes. 3. What do autoreceptors and retrograde transmitt…

2. Detecting Viruses: Plaque Assay Explain what the pour-plate technique is and

2. Detecting Viruses: Plaque Assay Explain what the pour-plate technique is and why it is used for plaque assays? a. You inoculated a plate with 0.1 mL of a 10-4 dilution. The pla…

2. Determine the following orbital parameters associated with a spacecraft in va

2. Determine the following orbital parameters associated with a spacecraft in various orbits around the sun: a) Velocity of a spacecraft in circular orbit around the Sun at the me…

2. Determine whether each of these statements is true or false and then explain

2. Determine whether each of these statements is true or false and then explain why? a) Cadherins promote cell-cell interactions by binding to cadherin molecules of the same or cl…

2. Determine whether each of these statements is true or false and then explain

2. Determine whether each of these statements is true or false and then explain why? a) Cadherins promote cell-cell interactions by binding to cadherin molecules of the same or cl…

2. Developmental Biology has made substantial contributions to the field of Evol

2. Developmental Biology has made substantial contributions to the field of Evolutionary Biology, providing tools that allow us to mechanistically study Darwin's concept of "Desce…

2. Did any of the treatments result in absence of transpiration? If so, which on

2. Did any of the treatments result in absence of transpiration? If so, which one(s)? If not, extrapolate from your class data and propose a minimum salinity value (mOsm) that sho…

2. Different projections produce different grids. Use the rectangular grid below

2. Different projections produce different grids. Use the rectangular grid below to determine latitude and longitude. 89 A. Point P -43° B. Point Q C. Point R 42. Figure 1.3 Cylin…