Biology and Genetics

1. A woman with type A blood (parents A\' and O) marries a man with type B\' blo

1. A woman with type A blood (parents A' and O) marries a man with type B' blood (parents AB and a. List ALL of the possible blood types for their children. b. What is the probabi…

1. A young girl has MELAS syndrome (Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic-acid

1. A young girl has MELAS syndrome (Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic-acidosis, and stroke-like episodes). This syndrome is due to a mutation in the gene encoding complex I …

1. A zookeeper hypothesizes that changing the intensity of the light in the prim

1. A zookeeper hypothesizes that changing the intensity of the light in the primate exhibits will reduce the amount of aggression between the baboons. In exhibit A, with a lower l…

1. A zookeeper hypothesizes that changing the intensity of the light in the prim

1. A zookeeper hypothesizes that changing the intensity of the light in the primate exhibits will reduce the amount of aggression between the baboons. In exhibit A, with a lower l…

1. A(n) ___________ is the contractile unit of skeletal muscle. A) myosin filame

1. A(n) ___________ is the contractile unit of skeletal muscle. A) myosin filament B) myofibril C) actin filament D) sarcomere 2. The lower leg can only move in one plane. This is…

1. A) A B) B 2. Dr. Alley took this picture in Arches National Park. That is his

1. A) A B) B 2. Dr. Alley took this picture in Arches National Park. That is his finger. The sun was shining along the arrow, as shown, casting the shadows you see. The sample is …

1. A) If you group all segmented organisms (blue circles), would they form a mon

1. A) If you group all segmented organisms (blue circles), would they form a monophyletic clade? Explain. B) As what type of trait would you classify body segmentation (synapomorp…

1. A) Suggest a dominant mutation in a specific regulatory gene or sequence that

1. A) Suggest a dominant mutation in a specific regulatory gene or sequence that could lead to increased expression or expression in normally repressive conditions of target genes…

1. A) bacteria 22. A) bacteria )archa D) prokaryotes) viuss C) eukaryote t) arch

1. A) bacteria 22. A) bacteria )archa D) prokaryotes) viuss C) eukaryote t) archaes aukaryote D) prokaryotes vi 3 A) bacteriaB)ardhaes ukaryote E) vinuses D) prokaryotes During th…

1. A) how can you tell a rock from a mineral? B) how can you tell a nonfoliated

1. A) how can you tell a rock from a mineral? B) how can you tell a nonfoliated metamorphic rock from a plutonic igneous rock? C) how can you tell a breccia or a conglomerate from…

1. A. Define the theory of plate tectonics and differentiate it from continental

1. A. Define the theory of plate tectonics and differentiate it from continental drift. B. List AND describe four pieces of evidence that support the theory of plate tectonics. 2.…

1. A. Describe the basic organization units of chromatin. About one third of the

1. A. Describe the basic organization units of chromatin. About one third of the Drosophila genome is considered heterochromatic. What is constitutive heterochromatin?. B. There a…

1. A. In your own words differentiate between hazard and outrage? B. Give an exa

1. A. In your own words differentiate between hazard and outrage? B. Give an example of a low hazard risk but a high outrage risk. C. Explain the public regulatory significance of…

1. A. Name the three planes and the positions they each describe to identify a u

1. A. Name the three planes and the positions they each describe to identify a unique position in the human body. B. Name the two major ventral body cavities plus the major organs…

1. A. The A locus and D locus are so tightly linked that no recombination is eve

1. A. The A locus and D locus are so tightly linked that no recombination is ever observed between them. If Ad/Ad is crossed to aD/aD and the F1 is intercrossed, what phenotypes w…

1. A. What are the key compositional differences between seawater and high tempe

1. A. What are the key compositional differences between seawater and high temperature vent fluids? B. What are the mineralogical reactions that either control or contribute to co…

1. A.Complete the molecule of DNA below by filling in the second strand. Be sure

1. A.Complete the molecule of DNA below by filling in the second strand. Be sure to record polarity 5' ATG GCG TCC GGG CAA AGC ACT TGA 3' => B. Write out the mRNA sequence that…

1. A/an [ A ] availability of [ B ] is thought to occur in the skeletal muscle t

1. A/an [ A ] availability of [ B    ] is thought to occur in the skeletal muscle to allow treppe to be observed. A.   (1) decreased (2) increased B. (1) Ca++ (2) Na+ (3) Cl- (4) …

1. A/an [ A ] availability of [ B ] is thought to occur in the skeletal muscle t

1. A/an [ A ] availability of [ B    ] is thought to occur in the skeletal muscle to allow treppe to be observed. A.   (1) decreased (2) increased B. (1) Ca++ (2) Na+ (3) Cl- (4) …

1. A/an is a characteristic that is the same (or similar) across organisms becau

1. A/an is a characteristic that is the same (or similar) across organisms because it was inherited from a common ancestor. Acraeini Heliconiini Vagrantini Argynnini 2. According …

1. A1.7-kg adult osprey eats 0.08 kg/d of lake trout containing 0.25 ppm of Aroc

1. A1.7-kg adult osprey eats 0.08 kg/d of lake trout containing 0.25 ppm of Arochlor 1254 PCB. Assume that the eagle excretes all PCB congeners with a mean first-order rate consta…

1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS a) The 4 major areas/core fields within the di

1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS a) The 4 major areas/core fields within the discipline of philosophy (as discussed) are: )Love, dancing, politics, and knowledge ) Metaphysics, I…

1. ATP binding to the Myosin-II head a) Causes the Myosin-II head to attach to t

1. ATP binding to the Myosin-II head a) Causes the Myosin-II head to attach to the actin filament. b) Produces the power stroke for Myosin-II to move on the actin filament. c) Cau…

1. ATP in nitrogen fixation: a.) Is provided by the host plant b.) Directly driv

1. ATP in nitrogen fixation: a.) Is provided by the host plant b.) Directly drives the oxidation of Ferredoxin and reduction of Dinitrogenase reductase c.) Is required because red…

1. ATP production during glycolysis; a . requires an enzyme b . occurs in the cy

1. ATP production during glycolysis; a. requires an enzyme b. occurs in the cytosol c. occurs via substrate-level phosphorylation d. all of the above 2. The reactions of the Krebs…

1. ATP synthase is a well conserved multimeric protein. All organisms studied to

1. ATP synthase is a well conserved multimeric protein. All organisms studied to date contain homologs of 8 different subunits which are essential for the complexes function. Howe…

1. Abbey and Mia are in the basement playing pool. On Abbey\'s recent shot, the

1. Abbey and Mia are in the basement playing pool. On Abbey's recent shot, the cue ball was moving east at 82 cm/s when it struck the slower 5-ball of identical mass moving in the…

1. About 200 years ago, Jan Baptista van Helmont did experiments on the nature o

1. About 200 years ago, Jan Baptista van Helmont did experiments on the nature of photosynthesis. He wanted to know where growing plants get the materials necessary for increases …

1. About how much time passed between when Io began to pass behind the limb of J

1. About how much time passed between when Io began to pass behind the limb of Jupiter to when Io was completely obscured? 2. What is the amount of time it takes for a complete cy…

1. Abraham is receiving therapy that helps him to evaluate the emotional express

1. Abraham is receiving therapy that helps him to evaluate the emotional expressions of others, effectively use verbal and nonverbal communication, and express affection to family…

1. Abscissic acid stimulates the guard cells of stomates to close by: a. increas

1. Abscissic acid stimulates the guard cells of stomates to close by: a. increasing the rate of proton pumping to the point where the guard cells swell. b. releasing large quantit…

1. Absolute plate motions can be derived for recent movements via: 2. Lord Kelvi

1. Absolute plate motions can be derived for recent movements via: 2. Lord Kelvin predicted the age of the Earth based on heat flow. A factor that caused his age to be too young i…

1. Abstraction theories of knowledge representation suggest that we store: a gen

1. Abstraction theories of knowledge representation suggest that we store: a general representation of a category and judge instances by degree of similarity. several different in…

1. According to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, massive objects with st

1. According to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, massive objects with strong gravity (like the Sun) cause curvature of space-time that can deflect rays of light. Answer th…

1. According to Martin Seligman, former president of the American Psychological

1. According to Martin Seligman, former president of the American Psychological Association (APA), there is not just one major component of happiness, but three. Describe the thre…

1. According to Piaget, what is a scheme? Why is it important? What is Piaget\'s

1. According to Piaget, what is a scheme? Why is it important? What is Piaget's first stage of cognitive development called? When does it end? In Piagetian terms, what is assimila…

1. According to Shandy what is the formal United Nations definition of refugee?

1. According to Shandy what is the formal United Nations definition of refugee? 2. What Steps do forced migrants have to take to achieve resettlement as refuges? 3. How have Nuer …

1. According to our class discussion, which of these does Boris Worm claim is mo

1. According to our class discussion, which of these does Boris Worm claim is most responsible for declining seafood populations? a. Nuclear waste b. Oceanic dead zones c. Overfis…

1. According to scientists who accept the ______) model, gene flow and migration

1. According to scientists who accept the ______) model, gene flow and migration between populations of archaic humans from different regions led to one species over time (i.e. mo…

1. According to the AAP Classification, what BEST describes the patient\'s perio

1. According to the AAP Classification, what BEST describes the patient's periodontal status? A. Type I B. Type II C. Type IlI D. Type IV E. Type V 2 What phase of therapy will ad…

1. According to the AR5 IPCC report, how low do cumulative CO 2 emissions have t

1. According to the AR5 IPCC report, how low do cumulative CO2 emissions have to be for the global average surface temperature to stay below 2°C warming above pre-industrial level…

1. According to the FITT principle, a complete over-all fitness program should c

1. According to the FITT principle, a complete over-all fitness program should consist of about how many strength-training exercises? a. 5 or 6 b.7 or 8 c. 8 or 10 2. Possible sig…

1. According to the Office of Adolescent Health, there were 26.5 births for ever

1. According to the Office of Adolescent Health, there were 26.5 births for every 1,000 adolescent females ages 15-19 in 2013. Nearly 89% of these births occurred outside of marri…

1. According to the laws of thermodynamics, when the leaves in a compost pile de

1.   According to the laws of thermodynamics, when the leaves in a compost pile decay: A) what happens to the mass of that pile of leaves? B) What happens to the energy contained …

1. According to the laws of thermodynamics, when the leaves in a compost pile de

1. According to the laws of thermodynamics, when the leaves in a compost pile decay: A) what happens to the mass of that pile of leaves? B) What happens to the energy contained in…

1. According to the net transport of the Ekman spiral, wind-driven water is dire

1. According to the net transport of the Ekman spiral, wind-driven water is directed toward the center of a large oceanic current gyre. Why does the current not flow to the gyre’s…

1. According to the second messenger hypothesis, the second messenger is the: a.

1.      According to the second messenger hypothesis, the second messenger is the: a.      Receptor located on the cell membrane b.      Hormone carrying the signal to the target …

1. According to the text, to learn to understand our lives as minute points of t

1. According to the text, to learn to understand our lives as minute points of the intersections of biography and history within society and ecology is what we might call the: (p.…

1. Acetic acid (CH3COOH) is a weak acid that reacts with water to form the aceta

1. Acetic acid (CH3COOH) is a weak acid that reacts with water to form the acetate ion (CH COO). Write out the balanced reaction, and identify the acid, base, conjugate acid, and …

1. Acetylcholine diffuses freely through the extracellular fluid to bind to rece

1. Acetylcholine diffuses freely through the extracellular fluid to bind to receptors in the cell membrane. Could acetylcholine activate receptors on the inside of the cell. Why o…