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#Question id: 15442


XIAP, one member of a family of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), provides another way to restrain both initiator and effector caspases; Find out the INCORRECT statements about this inhibitor-

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
  1. XIAP has three N-terminal BIR domains; 
  2.  BIR2 binds to and inhibits two effector caspases, caspase-3 and caspase-7
  3. BIR3 binds to and inhibits initiator caspase-9. 
  4. BIR 2 and BIR3 both inhibits casapase-9 only
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#Question id: 11329

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following aquatic systems is like a tropical rain forest because of its richness of biological production and diversity of inhabitants?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 12426

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In an ecosystem, fixed carbon has accumulated in the form of organic matter derived from dead plants and animals. Which of the following is the best explanation for this observation? 

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#Question id: 12427

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Trophic efficiency is

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#Question id: 12428

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Flycatcher birds that migrate from Africa to Europe feed their nestlings mostly with moth caterpillars. The data presented show the mean dates of egg laying, hatching, and fledging of flycatcher young, and the 1980 and 2000 peak mass of caterpillars.

Why are ecologists  concerned about the shift in  date from May 28 in  1980 to May 15 in  2000 of the caterpillar peak mass?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 12429

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Flycatcher birds that migrate from Africa to Europe feed their nestlings mostly with moth caterpillars. The data presented show the mean dates of egg laying, hatching, and fledging of flycatcher young, and the 1980 and 2000 peak mass of caterpillars.


Which of the following organisms is incorrectly paired with its trophic level? 

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#Question id: 12430

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of these ecosystems has the lowest net primary production per square meter?