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#Question id: 12968


Most terrestrial ecosystems have a pyramidal structure of where biomass of producers > primary consumers > secondary consumers > tertiary consumers. However, some aquatic ecosystems have an inverted pyramidal structure where the standing biomass of producers < primary consumers. An explanation for this is:

#Environmental Science
  1. Greater efficiency of primary consumers in aquatic ecosystems 
  2. High turnover rates of aquatic producers relative to consumers 
  3. Low nutrient concentrations in aquatic ecosystems
  4. Very high light limitation in aquatic ecosystems
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#Question id: 4739

#Applied Microbiology

Inheritance of leaf variegation in the four-o’clock plant, Mirabilis jalapa. the leaves and shoots of one variety of four-o’clock were variegated, displaying a mixture of green and white splotches. If  Flowers on the variegated branches gave rise to

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#Question id: 4741

#Applied Microbiology

The F2 progeny from a particular cross exhibit a modified dihybrid ratio of 9 : 7 (instead of 9 : 3 : 3 : 1). What phenotypic ratio would be expected from a testcross of the F1?

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#Question id: 4742

#Applied Microbiology

In birds, sex is determined by a ZW chromosome scheme. Males are ZZ and females are ZW. A recessive lethal allele that causes death of the embryo is sometimes present on the Z chromosome in pigeons. What would be the sex ratio in the offspring of a cross between a male that is heterozygous for the lethal allele and a normal female?

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#Question id: 4744

#Applied Microbiology

Assume that long ear lobes in humans are an autosomal dominant trait that exhibits 50% penetrance. A person who is heterozygous for long ear lobes mates with a person who is homozygous for normal ear lobes. What is the probability that their first child will have long ear lobes.

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#Question id: 4745

#Applied Microbiology

In some goats, the presence of horns is produced by an autosomal gene that is dominant in males and recessive in females. A horned female is crossed with a hornless male. The F1 offspring are intercrossed to produce the F2. What proportion of the F2 offspring will have horns?

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#Question id: 4748

#Applied Microbiology

Eye color in Drosophila present on X chromosome, Red eye color is dominant over white eye color. There is non disjunction in Meiosis I in female and normal meiosis in male. Female is white eye color was cross with red eye male. What will be expected phenotype in their progeny?