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#Question id: 12083

In bottom sediments of lakes and streams, organic matter is broken down by heterotrophic microorganisms and ammonia is released. Under aerobic conditions, specialized bacteria convert ammonia to nitrate (nitrification). This nitrate, together with nitrate from other sources, diffuses into the deeper sediments, where it may undergo anaerobic conversion to nitrogen gas (denitrification). These sediments typically contain oligochaete worms that live with their heads buried and their tails waving back and forth in the overlying water. Plastic columns were packed with freshly collected stream sediments and then  covered  with  layers  of  nitrate enriched  water.  A similar  set  of  columns  was packed with sediment that had been sterilized and then covered with either nitrate-enriched water or distilled water. Oligochaete  worms  were  collected  and  acclimated  to  20°(C)Following  acclimation,  worms  were  rinsed  in  distilled water and then added to three sediment columns. The columns were incubated in the dark at 20°C and monitored every three days for changes in the concentration of nitrate in the overlying water. Nitrate concentrations in each of the experimental treatments were plotted against time, as shown in the graph below

It can be concluded from the figure that

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. The presence of o1igochaete worms increases the rate of denitrification
  2. The presence of oligochaete worms decreases the rate of denitrification
  3. The presence of sediment microorganisms decreases the rate of denitrification
  4. Oligochaete worms carry out denitrification in the absence of sediment microorganisms
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#Question id: 6959

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Which of the following is NOT involved in left-right asymmetry of vertebrates?
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#Question id: 12409

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The Chemical Structure of ABA Determines Its Physiological Activity, 15 carbon compound 
a) The orientation of the carboxyl group at carbon 2 determines the cis and trans isomers of ABA. Nearly all the naturally occurring ABA is in the cis form
b) S enantiomer is the natural form; commercially available synthetic  ABA is a mixture of approximately equal amounts of the S and R forms.
c) The S enantiomer is the only one that is active in fast responses to ABA, such as stomatal closure
d) In long-term responses, such as seed maturation, only R-enantiomers are active
e) In contrast to the cis and trans isomers, the S and R forms cannot be interconverted in the plant tissue
Which of the following is the correct prediction about the active form  of ABA?
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#Question id: 23895

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Which technique separates nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) by molecular weight?
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#Question id: 4977

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

There are at least a dozen known species in the extinct genus Lystrosaurus. If each species was suited to a quite different environment, then this relatively large number of species is likely due to
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#Question id: 4300

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Find correct order of cotranslational translocation in endoplasmic reticulum

A. Transfer of the nascent polypeptide–ribosome to the translocon leads to opening of this

translocation channel to admit the growing polypeptide adjacent to the signal sequence, which is transferred to a hydrophobic binding site next to the central pore. Both the SRP and SRP receptor, once dissociated from the translocon, hydrolyze their bound GTP and then are ready to initiate the insertion of another polypeptide chain.

B. As the polypeptide chain elongates, it passes through the translocon channel into the ER lumen, where the signal sequence is cleaved by signal peptidase and is rapidly degraded.

C. The SRP and the nascent polypeptide chain–ribosome complex bind to the SRP receptor in

the ER membrane. This interaction is strengthened by the binding of GTP to both the SRP and its receptor.

D. The ER signal sequence emerges from the ribosome; it is bound by a signal recognition particle (SRP).