Biologists performed an experiment with flies to examine the effects of population size on the maintenance of genetic variation  and  on  egg-to-adult survival.  From  a  large  source  population, they  randomly  assigned  eggs  to  three experimental  populations  of  size  N,  equal  to  20,  60,  and0100.  For  later  generations,  they  collected  N  eggs  from each  population  and  moved  them  into  identical  vials  that  co0ntained  f2re0sh  me4d0ium.  Th6e0y  coun8te0d  the  number  of adult flies that emerged and used tissue samples from the adults for genetic analyses. Genetic variation was measured by  scoring  alleles  at  several  polymorphic  loci  and  expressed  as  the  average  number  of  alleles  at  those  loci.  The results are summarized in Figure 1 and Figure 2 below.

The numbers of adult flies that emerged from the three populations in the first generation are closest to which of the following?

#Question id: 995

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Saturated fatty acids are degraded by the stepwise  reactions of B oxidation, producing acetyl-CoA. Under aerobic conditions, how many ATP molecules would be produced as a consequence of removal of each acetyl-CoA?

#Question id: 996

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following is (are) true of the oxidation of 1 mol of palmitate (a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid; 16:0) by the B-oxidation pathway, beginning with the free fatty acid in the cytoplasm?

1. Activation of the free fatty acid requires the equivalent of two ATPs.

2. Inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) is produced.

3. Carnitine functions as an electron acceptor.

4. 8 mol of FADH2 are formed.

5. 8 mol of acetyl-CoA are formed.

6. There is no direct involvement of NAD+.

#Question id: 997

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Complete oxidation of 1 mole of which fatty acid would yield the most ATP?

#Question id: 998

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following statements apply (applies) to the B oxidation of fatty acids?

1.  The process takes place in the cytosol of mammalian cells.

2.  Carbon atoms are removed from the acyl chain one at a time.

3.  Before oxidation, fatty acids must be converted to their CoA derivatives.

4.  NADP+ is the electron acceptor.

5.  The products of B oxidation can directly enter the citric acid cycle for further oxidation.

#Question id: 999

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The balanced equation for the degradation of CH3(CH2)10COOH via the B-oxidation pathway is:

#Question id: 1000

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

 Which of the following is (are) true of the B oxidation of long-chain fatty acids?

1. The enzyme complex that catalyzes the reaction contains biotin.

2. FADH2 serves as an electron carrier.

3. NADH serves as an electron carrier.

4. Oxidation of an 18-carbon fatty acid produces six molecules of propionyl-CoA.

5. Oxidation of a 15-carbon fatty acid produces at least one propionyl-CoA.