Keystone species - Species within a community that has a role out of proportion to its abundance. Pisaster (starfish) preyed on a variety of intertidal organisms Beaver , Fig Tree, Digs

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Nucleation phase 

Lag period (Time taken for nucleation) Rate-limiting Step.

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The lag phase can be reduced or abolished entirely by adding premade nuclei.

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Elongation phase

short oligomer rapidly increases in length by the addition of actin monomers to both of its ends, causing filament elongation

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Steady-state phase

G-actin monomers exchange with subunits at the filament ends, but there is no net change in the total length of filaments.

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The rate of addition of monomers is given by

rate constant kon (M–1 sec–1 )

The rate of loss is given by koff (sec–1)