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#Question id: 12349


Males in a population differ in the time they spend displaying to females. A researcher hypothesizes that predators are responsible for these differences. Males display for longer durations when there are no predators in the vicinity and for shorter durations when there is a predator nearby. Which of the following study designs is the most appropriate test of this hypothesis?

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. Map predator distribution in the area; measure the abundance of females; quantify the natural variation in male display rates in areas without predators
  2. Measure display  rates of  males at  the beginning  of  the breeding season; remove all  predators from the study site; then measure male display rates later in the breeding season; repeat for multiple populations
  3. Measure display rates of males in areas with and without predators; randomly assign males to two treatments: (i) capture and release back in original area (ii) capture and switch between areas; measure display rates for all experimental males
  4. Measure display rates of males in areas with and without predators; randomly assign males to two treatments: (i) addition of females to the area (ii) removal of females from the area; measure display rates for all experimental males
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#Question id: 10465

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

This feature is an adaptive, as the redistribution of chloroplasts within the cells modulates light absorption and prevents photodamage, diagram shows of chloroplast distribution patterns in Arabidopsis palisade cells in response to different light intensities;

                                        

m) A-low light, B-high light, C-darkness

n) A-high light, B-darkness, C-low light

Based on the above light intensities, each shows different chloroplasts position such as,

i) chloroplasts avoid sunlight by migrating to the side walls of palisade cells

ii) chloroplasts move to the bottom of the cell, although the physiological function of this position is unclear

iii) chloroplasts optimize light absorption by accumulating at the upper and lower sides of palisade cells

Which of the following correct combinations shows light intensities and chloroplast movements?

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#Question id: 5670

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Embryonic stem cells can be induced in the laboratory to differentiate into muscle, nerve, pancreatic, and other specialized cell types. It has recently become possible to trigger the dedifferentiation of somatic cells back into pluripotent cells (so-called induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells) by artificially enhancing the production of a relatively small number of key transcriptional factors known to be required for maintenance of pluripotency. Examples of such transcription factors are OCT4 and NANOG. The production of OCT4 and NANOG (and other key regulatory proteins) is stimulated by a transcription factor known as FOXP1, a member of the Forkhead family of DNA-binding proteins. There are two isoforms of FOXP1.

Which of the following statement regarding to FOXP1 is incorrect?

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#Question id: 15478

#Unit 12. Applied Biology

Escherichia coli preferentially utilizes glucose by preventing the uptake of lactose and switching off transcription of the lac operon. This mechanism is known as 

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#Question id: 10335

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

plants can store high levels of nitrate, and they can translocate it from tissue to tissue without deleterious effect. Yet if livestock or humans consume plant material that is high in nitrate, they may suffer with,

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#Question id: 4651

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Some members of a photosynthetic plant species are genetically resistant to an herbicide, while other members of the same species are not resistant to the herbicide. Which combination of events should cause the most effective replacement of the non-herbicide-resistant strain of plants by the resistant strain?

1. The presence of the herbicide in the environment

2. The absence of the herbicide from the environment

3. The maintenance of the proper conditions for one generation

4. The maintenance of the proper conditions for many generations