Bioinformatics can be used to scan sequences for probable genes looking for start and stop sites for transcription and for translation, for probable splice sites, and for sequences known to be found in other known genes. Such sequences containing these elements are called

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Interspecific competition has been demonstrated experimentally in

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#Question id: 12640

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Plant species produce a which type of  defensive proteins that bind to carbohydrates or carbohydrate-containing proteins. After being ingested by an herbivore, that bind to the epithelial cells lining the digestive tract and interfere with nutrient absorption

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#Question id: 12257

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is most likely to reduce competition in sympatric, closely related species? 

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#Question id: 12256

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ant species X preys upon ant species Y. A researcher has the following set of observations regarding the behaviour of species X where aggression signifies a predatory response.

Which of the following statement(s) are correct regarding the behaviour of Species X?

(i)    A glass bead is sufficient to elicit the predatory response.

(ii)   Both chemical and non-chemical cues are involved in the predatory response.

(iii)  Chemical cues are necessary to elicit the predatory response.

(iv) Chemical cues are sufficient to elicit the predatory response

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#Question id: 12255

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The following three panels show the change in population size over time for two species when they are found alone and when they are found together. Which kind of interaction best describes the relationship between the two species?

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#Question id: 12254

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Assume that the abundance of a species in a community is proportional to the size of its niche. As each new species colonises this community, an existing niche is split. The resultant relative abundances of species in this community will be most uneven