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#Question id: 9224


Which of the following strategies would most rapidly increase the genetic diversity of a population in an extinction vortex?

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
  1. Capture all remaining individuals in the population for captive breeding followed by reintroduction to the wild.

  2. Establish a reserve that protects the population's habitat.
  3. Introduce new individuals transported from other populations of the same species.
  4. Sterilize the least fit individuals in the population
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#Question id: 33337

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of the following protein forms a spiral structure on the inner surface of the cytoplasmic membrane and oscillates back and forth from pole to pole? 

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#Question id: 2231

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Membrane proteins:

I) are sometimes covalently attached to lipid moieties.

II) are sometimes covalently attached to carbohydrate moieties.

III) are composed of the same 20 amino acids found in soluble proteins.

IV) move across the membrane unless they are anchored

Which of the following combination is correct?

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#Question id: 24455

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 28-year-old male with severe myopia made an appointment to see his ophthalmologist when he began to notice flashing lights and floaters in his visual fi eld. He was diagnosed with a retinal detachment. The retina

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#Question id: 10731

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Shannon index of diversity is calculated using the equation below


Community with 5 species and evenness value is one, what will be value of Shannon index

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#Question id: 3499

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

In some jacana species, males take care of the eggs and young, and females compete among themselves for territories that contain one to several males. Female jacanas are significantly larger than males. Which of these statements would you predict to be true of this bird species?

a. Male jacana fitness is primarily limited by ability to take care of eggs and raise young.

b. Female jacana fitness is limited by the number of males in her territory with which a female mates.

c. Variation in reproductive success should be greater in male jacanas than in females.

d. Variation in reproductive success should be greater in female jacanas than in males.

e. Males and females have equal variation in reproductive success.