Prairie dogs once covered the expanses of the Great Plains. Their grazing made the grass more nutritious for the huge herds of bison, and a variety of snakes, raptors, and mammals   preyed on the rodents. In fact, the black- footed ferret (now endangered) specialized in prairie dog predation. Today, growing housing and agricultural developments have covered many prairie dog towns. Which of the following statements about prairie dogs is true?

#Question id: 2941

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Centromeric Rec8 becomes cleaved during:

#Question id: 2010

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following might be a child with Brutonʹs disease?

#Question id: 10247

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Deciduous oak habitats in southern Europe are superior to evergreen oak habitats from the perspective of the blue tit, a small songbird. As a result, blue tit populations in deciduous oak habitats have more potential for __________ and serving as __________ populations.

#Question id: 1517

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Following statements are regarding to cell death and its regulation.

A. In mammals, apoptosis can be triggered by oligomerization of Bax or Bak proteins in the outer mitochondrial membrane, leading to efflux of cytochrome c and SMAC/DIABLO proteins into the cytosol; these proteins then promote caspase activation and cell death.

B. Direct interactions between pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic proteins lead to cell death in the absence of trophic factors.

C. Direct interactions between pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic proteins lead to cell death in the presence of trophic factors.

D. Once activated, apoptotic proteases called caspases cleave specific intracellular substrates, leading to the demise of a cell.

Which of the following statements are correct?

#Question id: 15483

#Unit 12. Applied Biology