#Question id: 12960
#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
The Norway rat (Rattus Norvegicus), a widespread pest, was controlled for about a decade by the anticoagulant warfarin. This chemical substance, placed in food pellets, is absorbed by the intestinal tract and inhibits the clotting of blood. After a population decline for about 10 years, rat populations increased and stabilized. In one European population, as illustrated in the graph below, the percentage of rats resistant to warfarin has remained fairly stable over a number of years.
Resistance to warfarin is governed by a dominant autosomal gene, R. More than 15 percent of the resistant animals are heterozygous at this locus (Rr). The table below indicates the response to warfarin and relative reproductive fitness of individuals that are homozygous or heterozygous for the dominant gene (R). The RR individuals have a 20-fold increase in vitamin K requirement over individuals.
#Question id: 9253
#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
#Question id: 12042
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A 19-year-old woman visits her physician because of nausea, diarrhea, light headedness, and flatulence. The physician administers 50 g of oral lactose at time zero, and measures breath hydrogen every 30 min for 3 hr using a hand-held monitor. The results are shown above. Which of the following best describes this patient’s condition?
#Question id: 23312
#General Aptitude
#Question id: 24031
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology