Biology and Genetics

1. Describe the general structure and functions of mitochondria 2. Explain how t

1. Describe the general structure and functions of mitochondria 2. Explain how the processes of fission and fusion affect the number, length, and degree of interconnection of mito…

1. Describe the geologic processes that are involved in the building up and eros

1. Describe the geologic processes that are involved in the building up and erosion of the Earth’s surface. (Think Plate Tectonics, and the processes of Weathering and Erosion.) 2…

1. Describe the importance of stem cells for maintaining healthy tissues. Now, d

1. Describe the importance of stem cells for maintaining healthy tissues. Now, describe the hierarchy of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Explain the goal of regenerativ…

1. Describe the main differences between an animal waste management system and a

1. Describe the main differences between an animal waste management system and a municipal waste management system. 2. What are the main components of an animal waste management s…

1. Describe the negative effects of pollutants on crops, forests, and other mate

1. Describe the negative effects of pollutants on crops, forests, and other materials. Which pollutants are mainly responsible for these effects? 2. Describe the main attributes o…

1. Describe the principal bonding mechanisms that are most important to all soil

1. Describe the principal bonding mechanisms that are most important to all soil mineral structures. Are there other mechanisms that impart stability to specific types of minerals…

1. Describe the process of charge transportation in the Van de Graaff accelerato

1. Describe the process of charge transportation in the Van de Graaff accelerator. What polarity has the high voltage electrode? 2. A proton cyclotron has a circumference of 100 m…

1. Describe the results of your BLAST search, including the breadth of organisms

1. Describe the results of your BLAST search, including the breadth of organisms that appear to have a PAX-6 homolog, and how many PAX-6 homologs appear to be present in the human…

1. Describe the selective process of protein turnover which involves ubiquitim a

1. Describe the selective process of protein turnover which involves ubiquitim asing an example of where it regulates a cell proce marks). I have covered some examples in lectures…

1. Describe the size, shape, location, and orientation of the heart in the thora

1. Describe the size, shape, location, and orientation of the heart in the thorax. 2. Name the coverings of the heart. 3. Describe the structure and function of each of the three …

1. Describe the structure of a nerve cell axon describe the function of a nerve

1. Describe the structure of a nerve cell axon describe the function of a nerve cell axon. 3. How does the structure of an axon relate to its function? 4. Describe the structure o…

1. Describe the structure of fatty acids (in general) 2. Olive oil and margarine

1. Describe the structure of fatty acids (in general) 2. Olive oil and margarine are both lipid-based food products. Why is olive oil liquid at room temperature and margarine soli…

1. Describe the structure of fatty acids (in general) 2. Olive oil and margarine

1. Describe the structure of fatty acids (in general) 2. Olive oil and margarine are both lipid-based food products. Why is olive oil liquid at room temperature and margarine soli…

1. Describe the three different kinds of material that can5. Describe the activi

1. Describe the three different kinds of material that can5. Describe the activity in the mantle that leads to hot-spot 2. Dejcribe the differences between a pyroclastic flow and …

1. Describe the three layers that typically form the wall of a blood vessel, and

1. Describe the three layers that typically form the wall of a blood vessel, and state the function of each. 2. Define vasoconstriction and vasodilation. 3. Compare and contrast t…

1. Describe the way that pancreatic b-cells detect heightened blood glucose leve

1. Describe the way that pancreatic b-cells detect heightened blood glucose levels. What part(s) of this process correspond to the Reception, Transduction, and Response phases of …

1. Describe the “Columbian Exchange”: what is it? What was exchanged? What were

1. Describe the “Columbian Exchange”: what is it? What was exchanged? What were its most important results? 2. Summarize the changes in colonial New England which seemed to indica…

1. Describe this equation and what does it mean? When it would be used by an eco

1. Describe this equation and what does it mean? When it would be used by an ecologist? dN/dt = rN 2. Describe this equation and what does it mean? When it would be used by an eco…

1. Describe three individuals taking marijuana and the social setting in which t

1. Describe three individuals taking marijuana and the social setting in which the drug use is taking place. Compare these individuals to the data available on the demographics of…

1. Describe two kinds of recombination in eukaryotes. True of False 2._____ A re

1. Describe two kinds of recombination in eukaryotes. True of False 2._____ A recessive phenotype can be expressed by some progeny of a monohybrid cross. 3._____ Epistatic genes m…

1. Describe two times in our galaxy\'s history or future when it might have been

1. Describe two times in our galaxy's history or future when it might have been, or might once again become, a quasar. Describe how that would be different from our galaxy's curre…

1. Describe what is measured as an indicator of sucrase activity and why this is

1. Describe what is measured as an indicator of sucrase activity and why this is an indicator of sucrase activity. undefined 2. Explain why denatured sucrase was used as a control…

1. Describe what is measured as an indicator of sucrase activity and why this is

1. Describe what is measured as an indicator of sucrase activity and why this is an indicator of sucrase activity. undefined 2. Explain why denatured sucrase was used as a control…

1. Describe where embryonic and adult (somatic) stem cells are found. Compare an

1. Describe where embryonic and adult (somatic) stem cells are found. Compare and contrast the differentiation potential of adult and embryonic stem cells. Now, explain why embryo…

1. Description of the life cycle of the Salmon would be a. Annual iteroparous b.

1. Description of the life cycle of the Salmon would be a. Annual iteroparous b. Perennial iteroparous c. Annual semeparous d. Perennial semeparous e. Perennial annual . 2. Which …

1. Desert plants may have any of the following adaptations EXCEPT: a. ability to

1. Desert plants may have any of the following adaptations EXCEPT: a. ability to store water b. CAM photosynthesis c. having a period of dormancy d. ability to gain access to deep…

1. Design a dilution scheme for a raw milk sample. You transfer 10 microliters o

1. Design a dilution scheme for a raw milk sample. You transfer 10 microliters of the original sample into a tube containing 990 microliters. You plate 100 microliters and count X…

1. Design a study to determine whether house sparrows (Passer domesticus) exhibi

1. Design a study to determine whether house sparrows (Passer domesticus) exhibit the group size effect. 2. Consider different factors that might contribute to your individual fea…

1. Design and produce a debate (1,000-1,250 words) in which you have a psycholog

1. Design and produce a debate (1,000-1,250 words) in which you have a psychologist from the Gestalt therapy perspective debate a psychologist from the person-centered perspective…

1. Determine an appropriate amount of protein for the sedentary adult and athlet

1. Determine an appropriate amount of protein for the sedentary adult and athletes listed below. - Sedentary Adult - Recreational athlete playing volleyball three times per week -…

1. Determine if the following events occur during Mitosis, Meiosis I, Meiosis II

1. Determine if the following events occur during Mitosis, Meiosis I, Meiosis II, Mitosis and Meiosis, Mitosis and Meiosis I, or Mitosis and Meiosis II. (Answers may be used once,…

1. Determine the age of the zircon mineral grain from a granite in the Sierra Ne

1. Determine the age of the zircon mineral grain from a granite in the Sierra Nevada using the 235U to 207Pb method. The mineral has 1050 235U atoms and 120 207Pb atoms. The half …

1. Determine the loading doses ( in mg) of tobramycin for a 72 year old male pat

1. Determine the loading doses ( in mg) of tobramycin for a 72 year old male patient weighing 187 lb and measuring 5 ft 8 in in height with a serum creatinine of 2.8 mg/dL. The lo…

1. Deviations from Hardy–Weinberg a. occur when evolutionary forces are operatin

1. Deviations from Hardy–Weinberg a. occur when evolutionary forces are operating on the population. b. only occur in animals. c. occur when evolutionary forces are not operating …

1. Diabetes is the number one cause of which of the following conditions/disease

1. Diabetes is the number one cause of which of the following conditions/diseases? Heart disease Blindness Amputation Kidney failure 2. High blood cholesterol is generally due to …

1. Diagnosis and treatment: He is having trouble with school and in relationship

1. Diagnosis and treatment: He is having trouble with school and in relationship. He knew he always has this problem ever since he was a little kid. He cannot sit still in class, …

1. Did Jill Cataldo represent the findings of this study accurately? Explain you

1. Did Jill Cataldo represent the findings of this study accurately? Explain your answer. (2-3 sentences) 2. Did Jonathan Last represent the findings of this study accurately? Exp…

1. Did evolution occur during the penny flip exercise? 2. If evolution did occur

1. Did evolution occur during the penny flip exercise? 2. If evolution did occur in this scenario, which mechanisms might be responsible for this change? 3. Has founder effect cau…

1. Did the authors clearly state a hypothesis? If not, in your own words, state

1. Did the authors clearly state a hypothesis? If not, in your own words, state the implied null and alternate hypotheses: Null (Ho): Alternate (Ha): Energy in the form of electri…

1. Difference between early and late endosome related to the process of endocyto

1. Difference between early and late endosome related to the process of endocytosis (a) ph b) presence of caveolin protein c) presence of clathrin protein d) agrin protein 2. Can …

1. Different cell types can have the same DNA sequence. The ____________________

1. Different cell types can have the same DNA sequence. The _________________________ is what makes these cells types different from each other. A. r RNA variations B. tRNA variat…

1. Different cell types within one organism can exhibit drastic differences in d

1. Different cell types within one organism can exhibit drastic differences in division rates. This is usually due to a. Differences in the amount of time spent in G1 or GO b. Dif…

1. Differentiate between urban and rural healthcare in America. Briefly discuss

1. Differentiate between urban and rural healthcare in America. Briefly discuss how rural healthcare is different in terms of access, costs, and quality. Use an example to support…

1. Digesting manure anaerobically (without air) will yield mainly: a. Alcohol. b

1. Digesting manure anaerobically (without air) will yield mainly: a. Alcohol. b. Methane. c. Carbon Dixoide. d. Ammonia. e. None of the above. 2.The hazards of radioactive wastes…

1. Digestion is an important process in the human body. a) Identify the enzymes

1. Digestion is an important process in the human body. a) Identify the enzymes involved in the digestion of starch, proteins and lipids. b) Identify the gland or organ that produ…

1. Diisopropyl fluorophosphate is a nerve gas . Contact, especially via inhalati

1. Diisopropyl fluorophosphate is a nerve gas. Contact, especially via inhalation, induces muscle spasms. Note that laryngospasm induces suffocation. This compound binds to acetyl…

1. Dimethyl sulfide is produced by a. marine plants b. volcanoes c. marine anima

1. Dimethyl sulfide is produced by a. marine plants b. volcanoes c. marine animals d. decomposing plant and animal matter e. fossil fuels 2. A storm tide is due to the a. low atmo…

1. Dinitrophenol (DNP) is a compound that allows hydrogen ions to leak across a

1. Dinitrophenol (DNP) is a compound that allows hydrogen ions to leak across a membrane. This leakage prevents the maintenance of an H+ gradient. How would this impact a cell? A.…

1. Dinosaurs lived in the Cretaceous Period and died off about 65 million years

1. Dinosaurs lived in the Cretaceous Period and died off about 65 million years ago. Wholly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and huge ground sloths lived during the Pleistocene and …

1. Disc-shaped phospholipid particles, called bicelles, can be used to mimic mem

1. Disc-shaped phospholipid particles, called bicelles, can be used to mimic membrane bilayers in order to study protein-membrane interactions in vitro. Bicelles are flattened mic…