Two important acrosomal proteins  acrosin and MMP2 (matrix metaloproteinase-2)

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The Alternative Protease-Activated Pathway

Thrombin, could cleave the complement components C3 and C5.

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Operation of the C4 cycle requires the cooperative effort of both cell types. No mesophyll cell of a C4 plant is more than two or three cells away from the nearest bundle sheath cell.

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Natality means production of new individuals (offspring). 

Maximum or Absolute natality - maximum offspring produced under most suitable environmental conditions. 

Ecological natality - refers to number of offspring produced under prevailing environmental conditions.

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Berger-Parker index- Dominance indices are weighted toward the abundance of the commonest or dominant species

D_BP= N_max/N

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Polygynous

In polygyny, one male mates with more than one female in a single breeding season, but females mate only with one male.

In species with male-male competition, males are often substantially larger than females, a phenomenon called sexual dimorphism.