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#Question id: 9609


Dozens of potato varieties exist, differing from each other in potato-tuber size, skin color, flesh color, and shape. One might construct a classification of potatoes based on these morphological traits. Which of these criticisms of such a classification scheme is most likely to come from an adherent of the phylocode method of classification?

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  1. Flesh color, rather than skin color, is a valid trait to use for classification because it is less susceptible to change with the age of the tuber.
  2. Flower color is a better classification criterion, because below-ground tubers can be influenced by minerals in the soil as much as by their genes.
  3. The only biologically valid classification of potato varieties is one that accurately reflects their genetic and evolutionary relatedness.
  4. The most accurate phylogenetic code is that of Linnaeus. Classify potatoes based on Linnaean principles; not according to their color.
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#Question id: 69

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Which of the following is the diastereomer of the following compound?

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#Question id: 70

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The dimensions of living cells are limited, on the lower end by the minimum number of biomolecules necessary for function, and on the upper end by the rate of diffusion of solutes such as oxygen. Except for highly elongated cells, they usually have lengths and diameters in the range of

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#Question id: 71

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Which of the following is not the priority rule for R, S Configuration?

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#Question id: 72

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For the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme hexokinase: Glucose + ATP → glucose 6-phosphate + ADP the equilibrium constant, Keq, is 7.8 × 102. In living E. coli cells, [ATP] = 5 mM, [ADP] = 0.5 mM, [glucose] = 2 mM, and [glucose 6-phosphate] = 1 mM. Which of the following conclusions made on the basis of the above calculations is incorrect?

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#Question id: 73

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Match the Variation of Reaction Spontaneity (Sign of ΔG) given in Column I with the Signs of ΔH and ΔS given in column II.

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

 

 

 

  ΔH

ΔS

ΔG = ΔH – TΔS

1.

+

a. The reaction is both enthalpically and entropically opposed. It is nonspontaneous (endergonic) at all temperatures.

2.

 −

− 

b. The reaction is enthalpically opposed (endothermic) but entropically favored. It is spontaneous only at temperatures above T = ΔH/ΔS.

3.

+

+

c. The reaction is enthalpically favored but entropically opposed. It is spontaneous only at temperatures below T = ΔH/ΔS.

4.

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d. The reaction is both enthalpically favored (exothermic) and entropically favored. It is spontaneous (exergonic) at all temperatures.

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#Question id: 74

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The enthalpy and entropy of the initial and final states of a reacting system are shown in the table. Calculate the change in free energy for the reaction when the temperature is 4°C.