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#Question id: 3748


How are the BRCA proteins and their genes implicated in breast cancer?

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
  1. The BRCA proteins damage DNA by generating double-stranded breaks which can lead to cancer.

  2. Cells become more susceptible to damage if the genes for these proteins are damaged.

  3. BRCA proteins inhibit excision repair mechanisms.

  4. BRCA proteins initiate recombination between non-homologous DNA sequences.

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#Question id: 13186

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The following figure is a model of seedling establishment as a function of distance from a parent tree. Initial seed density measures the number of seeds falling to the ground. Seed survivorship measures the proportion of seeds that survive to the adult stage at each distance

This model predicts that recruitment of new individuals into the population should be

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#Question id: 13187

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The following figure is a model of seedling establishment as a function of distance from a parent tree. Initial seed density measures the number of seeds falling to the ground. Seed survivorship measures the proportion of seeds that survive to the adult stage at each distance


Which of the following factors is most likely to generate the seed density curve shown? 

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#Question id: 13188

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The following figure is a model of seedling establishment as a function of distance from a parent tree. Initial seed density measures the number of seeds falling to the ground. Seed survivorship measures the proportion of seeds that survive to the adult stage at each distance


Which of the following factors is most likely to generate the seed survivorship curve shown? 

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#Question id: 13189

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The relative abundance of C plant species increases with latitude because of the associated temperature gradient. A study in North America found that at  42°  North,  C3  plants  become more  abundant than  C4  plants. Given  an  increase in  mean global  temperatures by  10°C and no  other changes in  environmental conditions,  the latitude at which C3 plants become more abundant:

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#Question id: 13190

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

During the evolution of life on Earth, the photosynthetic organisms initially responsible for raising atmospheric oxygen concentrations from less than 1 percent to about 20 percent were

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#Question id: 13191

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following statements about circadian rhythms is correct?