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#Question id: 7130

Hematopoietic stem cells can be isolated and grown in culture; if one wished to control their differentiation into either neutrophils or macrophages, what colony stimulating factors could be used?

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. First, GM-CSF and IL-3 would be added to trigger formation of the granulocyte/macrophage lineage; then, the addition of either G-CSF or M-CSF would select between further differentiation as neutrophils or macrophages, respectively.
  2. Since stem-cell factor (SCF) would maintain the cells as stem cells, the elimination of SCF would trigger differentiation into granulocyte/macrophage precursors; no further manipulation would be necessary.
  3. The stem cells could be simultaneously stimulated with G-CSF, M-CSF, GM-CSF, and IL-3; half would become neutrophils and the other half would become macrophages; no further control is possible.
  4. Since hematopoietic stem cells can become only erythrocytes, neutrophils, or macrophages, and no other cell types, the elimination of erythropoietin (EPO) would be sufficient to trigger formation of neutrophils and macrophages.
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#Question id: 10694

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is characteristic of parasitoid/ predators?

a) consumer usually larger than resource

b) Consumer requires one host for complete development.

c) Habitat independent

d) Consumer takes long time to kill host

e) Consumer never kills their host

f) Host is free living

Which of the following is feature of parasitoid?
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#Question id: 10695

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Consumer (+) and resource (-) interactions classified by the two factor

T- Duration or intimacy of the association between individuals

Kp- Probability that resource individuals will be killed

Which of the following some statement are correct?

A-  Value of T for Grazer is greater than parasite

B-  Value of Kp for predator is greater than parasite

C-  Value of Kp for parasite is greater than parasitoid

D-  Value of T for parasitoid is greater than predator


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#Question id: 10696

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In a new area two species A and B was discovered and taking energy from another species X and Y respectively. Following some is life history trait of species.

I- A species is often larger than X

II- Each A species taking energy from many X

III- One Y usually supports populations of B species

IV- Fatality of Y is Mild to severe

Which of the following is correct observation of above species?
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#Question id: 10697

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is correct observation of above species?


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#Question id: 10698

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Parasite and predator have long been associated with their respective host and prey respectively. Which of the following is correct statement?

A. Body size of parasite is always smaller than host but predator usually larger than prey

b- Predator immediately kill their prey but parasite may or may not be kill their host

c- Intrinsic rate of parasite is faster than host but intrinsic rate of predator is slower than prey

d- Body association time between parasite and host is more than time association between predator and prey
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#Question id: 10699

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Two plant species co-occur in a prairie. Species X always occurs near species Y. However, species Y often occurs in isolation from species X and produces more seeds when alone than when growing next to species X. Which of the following interactions between species X and Y could generate this pattern?