Biology and Genetics

5) Assume 3 patients are admitted to the ER at the same time. Each patient is gi

5) Assume 3 patients are admitted to the ER at the same time. Each patient is given an IV to quickly administer 2 liters of fluid. The fluid each patient receives is: Adrienne rec…

5) Assume a pair of alleles (Aa) control a trait in the population. Restriction

5) Assume a pair of alleles (Aa) control a trait in the population. Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) DNA analyses were conducted from the blood sample provided by 1…

5) At some point our local landfill will reach its maximum holding capacity. Whe

5) At some point our local landfill will reach its maximum holding capacity. When this occurs, the town must either build a new one, or begin shipping its municipal waste to a dis…

5) BLAST can be used to determine which amino acids have mutated between these t

5) BLAST can be used to determine which amino acids have mutated between these two strains of the virus. Perform another BLAST, but this time select “align two or more sequences.”…

5) Below is a schematic representation of one VNTR studied in 20 individuals. Si

5) Below is a schematic representation of one VNTR studied in 20 individuals. Since it is a single locus, each person should have two bands , one for each of the two homologous ch…

5) Big sperm are energetically costly, and species that produce large sperm have

5) Big sperm are energetically costly, and species that produce large sperm have delayed age at maturity in Drosophila (see graph below from an early paper by Pitnick et al PNAS '…

5) Cells become cancerous after mutations accumulate in the various genes that c

5) Cells become cancerous after mutations accumulate in the various genes that control cell production. According to research findings from the Cancer Genome Project, most cancer …

5) Compare the specific LOCATION (defining each term used in describing the loca

5) Compare the specific LOCATION (defining each term used in describing the location), PROCEDURE and REASON for: a spinal tap, an epidural block, a spinal block. 6) Describe the d…

5) Consider the following statements and decide if they are true or false regard

5) Consider the following statements and decide if they are true or false regarding the impact of UHIs. Some of them you may be able to answer through your own conclusions, while …

5) Describe what processes cause the concentration of atmospheric CH4 to increas

5) Describe what processes cause the concentration of atmospheric CH4 to increase 6) W hat is different about the atmospheric CH4 concentrations during our present interglacial pe…

5) Design a set of primers that will amplify the Gumby gene from Chromosome S. Y

5) Design a set of primers that will amplify the Gumby gene from Chromosome S. Your primers should not be significantly complementary to each other, should be between 21-33 bp lon…

5) Focus on the gel below. This gel has 2 major problems:1) the smearing through

5) Focus on the gel below. This gel has 2 major problems:1) the smearing throughout the lanes, and 2) the lack of a distinct PCR product. Wbat accounts for the smearing in lanes 2…

5) For each of the conditions below, describe the effect of the treatment indica

5) For each of the conditions below, describe the effect of the treatment indicated on Sea rchin sperm and/ or egg. Then, fully explain WHY or WHY NOT this treatment would interfe…

5) Fossils of Thrimaxodon, a species that lived during the Triassic period, have

5) Fossils of Thrimaxodon, a species that lived during the Triassic period, have been found in both South and Antarctica. Thrinexodon had a reptile-like skeleton and laid e its sk…

5) Helical Wheel (10 pts) CIEBP-alpha is a transcription factor, meaning it prom

5) Helical Wheel (10 pts) CIEBP-alpha is a transcription factor, meaning it promotes the synthesis of RNA for a specific gene based on binding to a DNA sequence called a promoter.…

5) How can pollen be used to infer climate? Pollen is a product of vegetation th

5) How can pollen be used to infer climate? Pollen is a product of vegetation that is climate dependent Pollen distribution Both a and b are correct. None of the above 6) Isotopes…

5) In a paper from 1972 Plageman described an experiment where he fed yeast a si

5) In a paper from 1972 Plageman described an experiment where he fed yeast a single radioactive nucleoside. The cells took up these nucleosides and added them to their pool of RN…

5) In conditioned emotional (fear) response experiments, the central structure t

5) In conditioned emotional (fear) response experiments, the central structure that is highly implicated in mediating the learning and organization of the behavioral response is t…

5) In general, overfishing of blue crabs would be expected to result in ________

5) In general, overfishing of blue crabs would be expected to result in __________ percent Spartina cover? a) increased b) decreased c) no change in d) more variable 6) What biolo…

5) Indicate whether each of the following is true or false and explain your choi

5) Indicate whether each of the following is true or false and explain your choice i) Doubling a cell’s size increases its membrane resistance because the area of the cell membran…

5) List and describe five different types of digital geographic data that are av

5) List and describe five different types of digital geographic data that are available from U.S. government sources (spatial and attribute). (10 pts) a. b. C. d. 6) What are the …

5) Match the following observations about the night sky with the locations from

5) Match the following observations about the night sky with the locations from which they were made. Note that there are extra locations. Each location can be used a maximum of o…

5) Phenotypes like height in humans, which show a continuous distribution, are u

5) Phenotypes like height in humans, which show a continuous distribution, are usually the result of a. an alteration of dominance for multiple alleles of a single gene. b. the pr…

5) Please provide the correct sequence: A) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order B) King

5) Please provide the correct sequence: A) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order B) Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class C) Family, Order, Genus, species D) Domain, Phylum, Order, Class 6) Usin…

5) Proflavin treatment is effective for producing null alleles by mutation. a) W

5) Proflavin treatment is effective for producing null alleles by mutation. a) Why does it produce null alleles? b) A proflavin like compound generates only single base pair inser…

5) Question 5 (5 pt) You are characterizing the firing rate of a neuron by conti

5) Question 5 (5 pt) You are characterizing the firing rate of a neuron by continuously injecting different amounts of current into the cell. You plot the results: a. (1 pt) From …

5) Question 5 (5 pt) You are characterizing the firing rate of a neuron by conti

5) Question 5 (5 pt) You are characterizing the firing rate of a neuron by continuously injecting different amounts of current into the cell. You plot the results: a. (1 pt) From …

5) Questions about the Mediator of Transcription a) What do we mean when we say

5) Questions about the Mediator of Transcription a) What do we mean when we say that the Mediator of Transcription is "functionally analogous" to the -CTD of the bacterial core po…

5) Select all of the following that are considered consequences of human induced

5) Select all of the following that are considered consequences of human induced climate change. (Hint: there are only two answers that are not considered consequences) 1. degrada…

5) Select the most-correct statement of Lenz\'s Law, or the Evil Robot will ZAP

5) Select the most-correct statement of Lenz's Law, or the Evil Robot will ZAP you oioioona posiively charged particle The power of a convex lens surface is inversely proportional…

5) Serine 795 (S795) of Rb is phosphorylated by CDK4, and this leads to Rb inact

5) Serine 795 (S795) of Rb is phosphorylated by CDK4, and this leads to Rb inactivation. Suppose you want to study the effects of persistent phosphorylation of Rb on Serine 795. Y…

5) Sodium (Z 11) and calcium (Z- 20 are group l (alkali and group 2 (alkaline) e

5) Sodium (Z 11) and calcium (Z- 20 are group l (alkali and group 2 (alkaline) elements in the periodic table, with strong geochemical and mineralogical affinities. A. Describe, o…

5) State whether the statement below is true or false and explain why. In most a

5) State whether the statement below is true or false and explain why. In most animal cells minus-end directed cargo transport along actin requires only 1 motor protein, while plu…

5) The UB food service hands you two organisms they found contaminating the drin

5) The UB food service hands you two organisms they found contaminating the drinks, and both organisms were isolated from both milk (lactose containing) and juice (glucose contain…

5) The graph to the right illustrates the role of enzymes in a biological reacti

5) The graph to the right illustrates the role of enzymes in a biological reaction. Which labeled portion of the graph accurately depicts the activation energy of an enzyme? neede…

5) The pressure exerted by the blood is ____________ than osmotic pressure at th

5) The pressure exerted by the blood is ____________ than osmotic pressure at the arterial side just before the capillaries, which is the location that the process of __________ t…

5) To initiate rearrangement of Ig gones, the VtD)J reorrbinase must trst associ

5) To initiate rearrangement of Ig gones, the VtD)J reorrbinase must trst associate with sequence elements found within A V gene segments B. D gene segments C. J gene segments D. …

5) Using the Fnu4HI CAPS assay, you genotype yourselfor at TAS2R38 and learn tha

5) Using the Fnu4HI CAPS assay, you genotype yourselfor at TAS2R38 and learn that you are homozygous for the AVI/AVI allele. Next, you decide to genotype a sample of DNA extracted…

5) Using the Fnu4HI CAPS assay, you genotype yourselfor at TAS2R38 and learn tha

5) Using the Fnu4HI CAPS assay, you genotype yourselfor at TAS2R38 and learn that you are homozygous for the AVI/AVI allele. Next, you decide to genotype a sample of DNA extracted…

5) Using the Fnu4HI CAPS assay, you genotype yourselfor at TAS2R38 and learn tha

5) Using the Fnu4HI CAPS assay, you genotype yourselfor at TAS2R38 and learn that you are homozygous for the AVI/AVI allele. Next, you decide to genotype a sample of DNA extracted…

5) Water derives its special properties from its a) Cohesiveness and adhesivenes

5) Water derives its special properties from its a) Cohesiveness and adhesiveness b) High boiling point and melting point C) Small degree of ionization d) Polarity and hydrogen-bo…

5) We have considered three processes that influence allele frequency: natural s

5) We have considered three processes that influence allele frequency: natural selection, mutation, and random drift. To these we can add migration ("gene flow') see Sec. 7.1 in t…

5) What best describes a glycerophospholipid? a) A type of unsaturated fat used

5) What best describes a glycerophospholipid? a) A type of unsaturated fat used to store energy in plants in which a phosphate group is connected to the end of each fatty acid. b)…

5) What would be most likely to happen if there is a strain of E. coli that has

5) What would be most likely to happen if there is a strain of E. coli that has a mutation in the DNA polymerase III gene that abolished its exonuclease activity only. A) There wo…

5) Which mutations in a signaling pathway will NOT result in opposite phenotypes

5)      Which mutations in a signaling pathway will NOT result in opposite phenotypes? a.       Loss-of-function of an inducer of the pathway and a loss-of-function in a second in…

5) Which of the following best describes how climate models predict over a long

5) Which of the following best describes how climate models predict over a long time scale without losing accuracy? They are driven by feedbacks that do no influence the weather T…

5) Which of the following best describes how the citric acid cycle relates to gl

5) Which of the following best describes how the citric acid cycle relates to glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, and chemiosmosis? Glycolysis produces pyruvate, which is conve…

5) Which of the following might indicated abnormal kidney function? a)creatinine

5) Which of the following might indicated abnormal kidney function? a)creatinine clearance less than 120-140 mL/min b)serum creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL (135 mmol/liter) c) gluc…

5) Which of the following statements about members of the Kingdom Plantae is FAL

5) Which of the following statements about members of the Kingdom Plantae is FAL.SE? A) They are multicellular. B) They are composed of eukaryotic cells. C) They undergo photosynt…

5) Which of these is most abundant in the plasma membrane? A) proteins B) carboh

5) Which of these is most abundant in the plasma membrane? A) proteins B) carbohydrates C) cholesterol D) phospholipids 6) If a liver cell were to be placed in a beaker with a sol…