Biology and Genetics

1) The observed numbers for dominant and recessive types in an F2 generation are

1) The observed numbers for dominant and recessive types in an F2 generation are 154 and 46. You would assume the expected numbers to be in a ---------- to 1 ratio. would the answ…

1) The oldest and youngest island or seamount on the map is? 2) The only current

1) The oldest and youngest island or seamount on the map is? 2) The only currently active source of molten rock in the island seamount is located at the: (choose one)- northwest e…

1) The optimal position for auscultation of bronchial sounds is over the xiphoid

1) The optimal position for auscultation of bronchial sounds is over the xiphoid process of the sternum--------(true/ false) 2) A patient is rushed to hospital with a gunshot woun…

1) The overwhelming majority of federal health regulatory activity occurs in whi

1) The overwhelming majority of federal health regulatory activity occurs in which cabinet? Centers for Disease COntrol Food & Drug Adminstration Homeland Security 2)   When s…

1) The parasympathetic nervous system generally promotes digestion. Innervation

1) The parasympathetic nervous system generally promotes digestion. Innervation is via the vagus nerve. Ach binds to muscarinic receptors. True or False? 2) Which of the following…

1) The part of an adherence factor that interacts with a tissue receptor is term

1) The part of an adherence factor that interacts with a tissue receptor is termed ___________. A. Glycolipid B. Adhesin C. Intimin D. Fimbriae E. Antigen 2) Capsule helps to prot…

1) The percentage of elements found in the human body (Oxygen 65.0%, Carbon 18.5

1) The percentage of elements found in the human body (Oxygen 65.0%, Carbon 18.5%, etc.) is similar to the percentages found in other organisms. Explain why this is so 2) When an …

1) The primary purpose of extrinsic (central) regulation of arteriolar smooth mu

1) The primary purpose of extrinsic (central) regulation of arteriolar smooth muscle is to (a) regulate mean arterial pressure. (b) regulate blood flow through specific capillary …

1) The rate at which genetic drift fixes and eliminates alleles depends on what

1) The rate at which genetic drift fixes and eliminates alleles depends on what factor(s)? Select one: a. population size b. intensity of non-random mating c. initial allele frequ…

1) The recessive phenotype will have a homozygous genotype when the process of i

1) The recessive phenotype will have a homozygous genotype when the process of inheritance is __________ A) complete dominance B) incomplete dominance C) codominance D) all of the…

1) The recessive sh produces shrunken endosperm in corn kernels and its dominant

1) The recessive sh produces shrunken endosperm in corn kernels and its dominant allele sh+produces plump kernels. The recessive gene c produces colorless endosperm and its domina…

1) The river in the image flows through LA California. What engineering process

1) The river in the image flows through LA California. What engineering process altered this river? levee construction eutrophication channelization sinuosity meander 2) What is t…

1) The river in the image flows through LA California. What engineering process

1) The river in the image flows through LA California. What engineering process altered this river? xid-2946685_1 A. levee construction B. eutrophication C. channelization D. sinu…

1) The river in the image flows through LA California. What engineering process

1) The river in the image flows through LA California. What engineering process altered this river? xid-2946685_1 A. levee construction B. eutrophication C. channelization D. sinu…

1) The same as in the lab manual. 2) Why do you have to put a drop of water on t

1) The same as in the lab manual. 2) Why do you have to put a drop of water on the slide and mix it with the organisn your organism comes from a solid surface? CLINICAL APPLICATIO…

1) The second heart sound i associated with which of the following? a. in rushin

1) The second heart sound i associated with which of the following? a. in rushing of blood into the ventricles dues to atrial contraction b. closing of AV valves c. closing of sem…

1) The sex-linked genetic disease, hemophilia, manly occurs in males and the gen

1) The sex-linked genetic disease, hemophilia, manly occurs in males and the gene responsible for the disease is localized on: a) Y-chromosome b) X-chromosome c) Autosome #22 d) O…

1) The sex-linked genetic disease, hemophilia, manly occurs in males and the gen

1) The sex-linked genetic disease, hemophilia, manly occurs in males and the gene responsible for the disease is localized on a) Y-chromosome x-chromosome c) Autosome #22 d) On bo…

1) The species area relationship usually fits a power function (linear in a log-

1) The species area relationship usually fits a power function (linear in a log-log plot) with the formula S = cAz where S is the number of species, A is area, c is a constant and…

1) The specificity of an exoglycosidase (enzyme that cleaves the non-reducing re

1) The specificity of an exoglycosidase (enzyme that cleaves the non-reducing residue of a polysaccharide chain) was tested on several substrates. The structure of the substrate (…

1) The specificity of an exoglycosidase (enzyme that cleaves the non-reducing re

1) The specificity of an exoglycosidase (enzyme that cleaves the non-reducing residue of a polysaccharide chain) was tested on several substrates. The structure of the substrate (…

1) The tables in this paper each correspond to the results from entirely differe

1) The tables in this paper each correspond to the results from entirely different experiments, asking entirely different questions. For both tables, explain WHY the experiment wa…

1) The tables in this paper each correspond to the results from entirely differe

1) The tables in this paper each correspond to the results from entirely different experiments, asking entirely different questions. For both tables, explain WHY the experiment wa…

1) The tables in this paper each correspond to the results from entirely differe

1) The tables in this paper each correspond to the results from entirely different experiments, asking entirely different questions. For both tables, explain WHY the experiment wa…

1) The temperature at the Sun’s core is approximately 15 million K. Stars must a

1) The temperature at the Sun’s core is approximately 15 million K. Stars must achieve a core temperature of roughly 10 million K in order for hydrogen fusion to begin. a) Why doe…

1) The “classic hallmarks” (or properties) of cancer cells. Explain briefly how

1) The “classic hallmarks” (or properties) of cancer cells. Explain briefly how cancer cells can acquire each of these hallmarks. Discuss what experimental approaches you might co…

1) There are how many possible combinations of the forms of alkalinity? a) Two b

1) There are how many possible combinations of the forms of alkalinity? a) Two b) Five c) Three 2) What are the units for reporting alkalinity? b) mg/1 c) mg CaCOy 3) In terms of …

1) There are pictures of reconstructed skulls and what the species may have look

1) There are pictures of reconstructed skulls and what the species may have looked like. Since the fossils and remains are only fragments, how does this get done? What does the pr…

1) There are ~1500 species of cacti in North and South American, most of whom ar

1) There are ~1500 species of cacti in North and South American, most of whom are superbly well adapted to live in desert environments. They vary greatly in form from giant saguar…

1) There is a point mutation is identified in the Factor V gene (c.1691G>A). Thi

1) There is a point mutation is identified in the Factor V gene (c.1691G>A). This point mutation predicts the synthesis of a Factor V molecule that cannot be properly inactivat…

1) There was a shortage of flue vaccine in a given year, what would the utilitar

1) There was a shortage of flue vaccine in a given year, what would the utilitarian model recommend be done ? 2) There were several patients who needed a liver transplant and only…

1) These building-blocks make up the molecules that play an important structural

1) These building-blocks make up the molecules that play an important structural role in the cell wall of plants. 2) These building-blocks make up the molecules that transport oxy…

1) This hormone is secreted directly from the hypothalamus in the brain to the p

1) This hormone is secreted directly from the hypothalamus in the brain to the pituitary gland: a) testosterone, b) estradiol, c) progesterone, d) follicle stimulating hormone, e)…

1) This question is a modification of Question 2.3, page 134, in a textbook Intr

1) This question is a modification of Question 2.3, page 134, in a textbook Introduction to Bioinformatics by Arthur Lesk. It is estimated that the human immune system can produce…

1) This sensation involves simple system with receptors that are neuron dendrite

1) This sensation involves simple system with receptors that are neuron dendrites. a) smell b)taste c)balance d)hearing e)pain 2) Because of involvement of the ______pain may be a…

1) Though NIR is forecast to be much slower in the twenty-first century than in

1) Though NIR is forecast to be much slower in the twenty-first century than in the twentieth, world population will continue to grow. a) TRUE, b) FALSE 2) Currently, every countr…

1) Though NIR is forecast to be much slower in the twenty-first century than in

1) Though NIR is forecast to be much slower in the twenty-first century than in the twentieth, world population will continue to grow. a) TRUE, b) FALSE 2) Currently, every countr…

1) Though NIR is forecast to be much slower in the twenty-first century than in

1) Though NIR is forecast to be much slower in the twenty-first century than in the twentieth, world population will continue to grow. a) TRUE, b) FALSE 2) Currently, every countr…

1) Three organelles must work in tandem to create and package protein which is a

1) Three organelles must work in tandem to create and package protein which is a macromolecule vital to all living organisms. Describe how these organelles function together to cr…

1) To answer the remaining questions, go to Global Primary Productivity Maps at:

1)      To answer the remaining questions, go to Global Primary Productivity Maps at: http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-biological-productivity-of-the-ocean-706…

1) To confirm the semiconservative model of replication, it was important for Me

1) To confirm the semiconservative model of replication, it was important for Meselson and Stahl to quantify the amount of DNA in each band produced by density-gradient centrifuga…

1) To diagnose giardiasis, microscopic evaluation is required and it is often ha

1) To diagnose giardiasis, microscopic evaluation is required and it is often hard to diagnose. Why do you think this is so? To diagnose giardiasis, microscopic evaluation is requ…

1) To experimentally validate the saturation vapor pressure of carbon dioxide, y

1) To experimentally validate the saturation vapor pressure of carbon dioxide, you have built four boxes, each of a difference size (with square tops of side length D). These boxe…

1) To measure the activity ofperoxiase enzyme from a turnip, you must mix citrat

1) To measure the activity ofperoxiase enzyme from a turnip, you must mix citrate pH buffer, guaiacol substrate (clear; turns brown) hydrogen peroxide substrate (clear) and turnip…

1) To survive, the organism shown below needs to concentrate glucose as an energ

1) To survive, the organism shown below needs to concentrate glucose as an energy source by using the glucose sodium symporter shown. Calculate the free energy change associated w…

1) Too much water can contribute to the instability of a slope. Describe two thi

1) Too much water can contribute to the instability of a slope. Describe two things that water does that could contribute to mass wasting. 2) In what three ways does a stream tran…

1) Transverse waves travel with a speed of 25.0 m/s on a string under a tension

1) Transverse waves travel with a speed of 25.0 m/s on a string under a tension of 6.30 N. What tension is required for a wave speed of 29.0 m/s on the same string? 2) A driver tr…

1) Troughs along a frontal zone are the reason for a wind shift during frontal p

1) Troughs along a frontal zone are the reason for a wind shift during frontal passage. True or false 2) An elongated region of warm air aloft (above ground) shows up on an isobar…

1) Type II diabetes is associated with impaired insulin signaling that leads to

1) Type II diabetes is associated with impaired insulin signaling that leads to increased levels of both glucose and insulin in the blood. Explain why over expression in adipose t…

1) Under controlled laboratory conditions, you added two microbial species to th

1) Under controlled laboratory conditions, you added two microbial species to the same nutrient solution. Within one week, only one microbial species remained. This observation re…