Biology and Genetics

1. Complex organisms produce sex cells thatunite during fertilization, forming a

1. Complex organisms produce sex cells thatunite during fertilization, forming a single cell knownas: 1. an embryo 2. a gamete 3. a gonad 4. a zygote 2. Which laboratory equipment…

1. Complex systems such as the climate are characterized by thresholds and feedb

1. Complex systems such as the climate are characterized by thresholds and feedback loops. Describe 2 positive feedback loops for global climate change. Describe 2 negative feedba…

1. Composite volcanoes are typically made of which rock type? a) basalt b) gabbr

1. Composite volcanoes are typically made of which rock type?    a) basalt      b) gabbro c) rhyolite       d) andesite       e) schist 2. Longshore drift may elongate a ‘spit’ to…

1. Compute the volume of water that seeps from the channel into the river in the

1. Compute the volume of water that seeps from the channel into the river in the figure below. The water surface elevations in the channel and river with respect to the underlying…

1. Concept Quiz: \"Alternative crops can be brought to the attention of global a

1. Concept Quiz: "Alternative crops can be brought to the attention of global agriculture and diversify the world's food sources. People of all cultures are usually conservative a…

1. Concern about skin cancer is causing people to reduce the amount of time they

1. Concern about skin cancer is causing people to reduce the amount of time they spend in the sun. if this caution is carried to the extreme, explain how it would impact skin func…

1. Concerning catabolism and anabolism, * A. they refer to reactions solely deal

1. Concerning catabolism and anabolism, * A. they refer to reactions solely dealing with the metabolism of lipids. B. the intermediates of one serve as the reactants in the other.…

1. Concerning the presence of the nucleus, what is the difference between animal

1. Concerning the presence of the nucleus, what is the difference between animal and bacterial cells? What are the two big groups into which they are classified? 2. What is a cyto…

1. Conduct a dihybrid cross of pea plants with the following combination of trai

1. Conduct a dihybrid cross of pea plants with the following combination of traits: Parent 1—Tall plant with white flowers (pure breeding); Parent 2—Dwarf plant with purple flower…

1. Conducting excavation in the United States at a Native American site that was

1. Conducting excavation in the United States at a Native American site that was occupied before European contacts is a study of: Historical archaeology or Classical archaeology o…

1. Conductors, by definition, can carry charge. If it is not located within the

1. Conductors, by definition, can carry charge. If it is not located within the volume, then where is it located? 2. Using Kirchoff's rules, analyze the circuit below. Assume the …

1. Consider a Maroon cell that has 100 mOsm A inside and 200 mOsm B inside. The

1. Consider a Maroon cell that has 100 mOsm A inside and 200 mOsm B inside. The Maroon cell is placed into a solution of 100 mOsm C and 200 mOsm D. The cell shrinks. The cell has …

1. Consider a cross between a pea plant that is heterozygous for round seeds and

1. Consider a cross between a pea plant that is heterozygous for round seeds and a pea plant that has wrinkled seeds. The allele for round seeds (R) is dominant over that for wrin…

1. Consider a hypothetical locus for tuberculosis resistance/susceptibility with

1. Consider a hypothetical locus for tuberculosis resistance/susceptibility with alleles Tr (resistant) and Ts (susceptible). When exposed to the tuberculosis pathogen, TrTr indiv…

1. Consider a mutation involving the deletion of either 1, 2, or 3 nucleotides i

1. Consider a mutation involving the deletion of either 1, 2, or 3 nucleotides in the DNA of a bacterium. Which of these mutations (i.e., deletion of 1, 2, or 3 nucleotides) would…

1. Consider a normal individual who quickly goes from a supine posture to an ere

1.     Consider a normal individual who quickly goes from a supine posture to an erect one. Predict the changes (increase/decrease/no change) that will occur in the following card…

1. Consider a plant 20 cm tall growing in well watered soil. Ina dark and humid

1. Consider a plant 20 cm tall growing in well watered soil. Ina dark and humid greenhouse, in the middle of the night, you measure the turgor pressure of aliving leaf cell of thi…

1. Consider a pool of mutations which are identified as A, B, C, and D in a hypo

1. Consider a pool of mutations which are identified as A, B, C, and D in a hypothetical inducible operon under negative regulation and the gene for its associated regulatory prot…

1. Consider a population in which two alleles segregate with the following frequ

1. Consider a population in which two alleles segregate with the following frequencies: p = 0.7, q = 0.3. If no evolutionary forces act on this population, the frequencies of p wi…

1. Consider a population of 1000 rattlesnakes: 550 have black stripes (BB), 200

1. Consider a population of 1000 rattlesnakes: 550 have black stripes (BB), 200 have brown stripes (Bb), and 250 have yellow stripes (bb). Determine each genotype and allele frequ…

1. Consider a sarcomere that is undergoing contraction. What is going on within

1. Consider a sarcomere that is undergoing contraction. What is going on within the sarcomere? a. actin and myosin filaments physically shorten b. actin and myosin filaments inter…

1. Consider a tobacco plant cell that was able to express a toxin that was letha

1. Consider a tobacco plant cell that was able to express a toxin that was lethal to insects and was resistant to the antibiotic kanamycin. Which of the following genes would this…

1. Consider an experiment to compare the effect of using two different types of

1. Consider an experiment to compare the effect of using two different types of blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells) and two different target proteins (albumins and…

1. Consider that a sample of unrelated probands have been genotyped at three SNP

1.      Consider that a sample of unrelated probands have been genotyped at three SNPs with alleles G and C, C and T, and A and G respectively. The overall size of the sample is o…

1. Consider that in the medium described in the previous question that there wer

1. Consider that in the medium described in the previous question that there were 2 carbon sources, glucose and lactose. The generation times with glucose and lactose are 25 and 3…

1. Consider the Earth-moon system, the solar system, the galaxy and the universe

1. Consider the Earth-moon system, the solar system, the galaxy and the universe. Which is smallest? the galaxy 2. Light from the sun takes 43 minutes to reach Jupiter. The sun is…

1. Consider the cyanobacteria Anabaena. Individual cells grow attached to each o

1. Consider the cyanobacteria Anabaena. Individual cells grow attached to each other in long chains. Most perform photosynthesis, using photosystems I and II to generate ATP and N…

1. Consider the data in Figure 46.11 illustrating the survivorship curve of the

1. Consider the data in Figure 46.11 illustrating the survivorship curve of the lime swallowtail butterfly. As indicated in your text, the survivorship from the egg to larval stag…

1. Consider the example of a study in which investigators examined the regulatio

1. Consider the example of a study in which investigators examined the regulation of a drug-metabolizing gene called DDR. Inspection of the promoter region of DDR revealed consens…

1. Consider the following RNA, transcribed from the complementary DNA. The RNA c

1. Consider the following RNA, transcribed from the complementary DNA. The RNA contains introns and exons. The exons are in uppercase, introns are in lowercase. After splicing, wh…

1. Consider the following crosses involving three different plants (A, B, and C)

1. Consider the following crosses involving three different plants (A, B, and C) that all yield orange, smooth seeds. Plants A, B, and C are each individually crossed with a plant…

1. Consider the following eight statements about vertebrae. Which four of the fo

1. Consider the following eight statements about vertebrae. Which four of the following eight statements are TRUE? Choose all four correct answers. (a) In Actinopterygii, Chondric…

1. Consider the information in the chart below. Location A B C Mixing ratio (g/k

1. Consider the information in the chart below. Location A B C Mixing ratio (g/kg) 6 g/kg 6 g/kg 7 g/kg Saturation mixing ratio (g/kg) 6 g/kg 12 g/kg 10 g/kg Relative Humidity (%)…

1. Consider the information in the chart below. Location A B C Mixing ratio (g/k

1. Consider the information in the chart below. Location A B C Mixing ratio (g/kg) 6 g/kg 6 g/kg 7 g/kg Saturation mixing ratio (g/kg) 6 g/kg 12 g/kg 10 g/kg Relative Humidity (%)…

1. Consider the information in the chart below. Location A B C Mixing ratio (g/k

1. Consider the information in the chart below. Location A B C Mixing ratio (g/kg) 2 g/kg 8 g/kg 9 g/kg Saturation mixing ratio (g/kg) 4 g/kg 8 g/kg 10 g/kg Relative Humidity (%) …

1. Consider the informational postcard and simulated fuel pellet provided by the

1. Consider the informational postcard and simulated fuel pellet provided by the nuclear company BWXT, shown below: NUCLEAR. CLEAN AIR ENERGY. 149 GALLONS OF OIL America's 104 nuc…

1. Consider the map of rainfall in the Hubbard Brood watershed above. The large

1. Consider the map of rainfall in the Hubbard Brood watershed above. The large arrow indicates the general direction of water flow. Is the following statement true or false? Chan…

1. Consider the metal implant shown in the x-ray below: *** My main question is

1. Consider the metal implant shown in the x-ray below: *** My main question is on C, but if you could look at my answers for a and b, that would be great. I had some doubts a) Li…

1. Consider the spread of the following emerging infectious diseases, using the

1. Consider the spread of the following emerging infectious diseases, using the chain of infection: E. coli O157:H7, Lyme disease, Ebola virus, hantavirus, influenza, tuberculosis…

1. Consider this sequence. GLSDGEWQQVLNVWGK (a) Your team just collected a mass

1. Consider this sequence. GLSDGEWQQVLNVWGK (a) Your team just collected a mass spectrum of this peptide, and you find the monoisotopic mass of the b-ions to be 745.41574. and y-i…

1. Consider two blood polymorphisms in addition to the ABO blood group. The domi

1. Consider two blood polymorphisms in addition to the ABO blood group. The dominant Rh allele confers the Rh+(rhesus positive) phenotype, whereas the recessive rh allele confers …

1. Consider your emotional response to the following situation, and how it would

1. Consider your emotional response to the following situation, and how it would affect your dealing with and caring for the people involved. You work in a clinic primarily servin…

1. Consider your emotional response to the following situation, and how it would

1. Consider your emotional response to the following situation, and how it would affect your dealing with and caring for the people involved. You work in a clinic primarily servin…

1. Consider your emotional response to the following situation, and how it would

1. Consider your emotional response to the following situation, and how it would affect your dealing with and caring for the people involved. You work in a clinic primarily servin…

1. Considering the case study given below, what is the diagnosis? A) hyperpituit

1. Considering the case study given below, what is the diagnosis? A) hyperpituitarism B) Hyperthyroidism C) hypopituitarism D) hypothyroidism 2.) What is the specific cause of the…

1. Construct a P-nodal diagram for the March 13, 1992 Erzincan earthquake using

1. Construct a P-nodal diagram for the March 13, 1992 Erzincan earthquake using a stereonet (lower hemisphere projection). Use the fault plane solution to determine the type of th…

1. Continuing your studies, you perform a transplant experiment. You chisel up m

1. Continuing your studies, you perform a transplant experiment. You chisel up multiple rocks from the upper intertidal zone, each holding 10 individuals of Species A, and move th…

1. Contouring Data Exercise On Map E, draw contours to fit the data shown. Label

1. Contouring Data Exercise On Map E, draw contours to fit the data shown. Label all contours. Note: To simplify the exercise, distances of elevation points to values. To get you …

1. Contrast constitutive genes from inducible genes. Give two examples for each.

1. Contrast constitutive genes from inducible genes. Give two examples for each. 2. Contrast repressors and activators. How do they contribute to positive or negative gene regulat…

1. Contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources in the context of sustainable r

1. Contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources in the context of sustainable resource use. 2. How might the sustainable use of resources be limited indirectly by adverse consequ…