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#Question id: 3499


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.

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
  1. a & c          

  2. b & d

  3. a, b, & d         

  4. e

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#Question id: 59

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Nitrogen (N) normally forms three covalent bonds with a valence of five. However, ammonium has four covalent bonds, each to a different hydrogen (H) atom (H has a valence of one). What do you predict to be the charge on ammonium?

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#Question id: 10413

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Following are certain statements are related to the effect of red and far-red light;
a) under a dense canopy much of the red light is absorbed by plant pigments, resulting in transmittance of mostly far-red light
b) Pr (red) has highest photon flux at 680 nm while Pfr (far-red) has highest photon flux at 730nm
c) Pfr far-red light–absorbing form, which is considered to be the physiologically active form of phytochrome
d) R:FR ratio is strongly affected by the presence of a canopy because chlorophyll absorbs far-red but not red light
Which one of the combinations of above statements is incorrect?

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#Question id: 10970

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A mother of blood type A+ who has always been perfectly healthy just delivered her second child. The father is of blood group O−. Knowing that the child is of blood group O− (O, Rh−), what would you expect to find in this child?

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#Question id: 12183

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Following statements are regarding to regulation of S phase and mitotic cyclin levels in budding yeast.
A. In late anaphase, the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) ubiquitinylates S phase and mitotic cyclins.
B. In late anaphase, the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) phosphorylates S phase and mitotic cyclins.
C. During exit from mitosis and G1, Cdh1 is dephosphorylated and active; during S phase and mitosis, Cdh1 is phosphorylated and dissociates from APC/C, and APC/C becomes inactive.
D. During exit from mitosis and G1, Cdh1 is phosphorylated and active; during S phase and mitosis, Cdh1 is dephosphorylated and dissociates from APC/C, and APC/C becomes inactive.
E. The G1/S phase CDKs, which themselves are not APC/CCdh1 substrates, phosphorylate Cdh1 at the G1–S phase transition.
F. The G1/S phase CDKs, which themselves are not APC/CCdh1 substrates, ubiquitinylates Cdh1 at the G1–S phase transition.
Which of the following combination is correct?

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#Question id: 18219

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Pseudoknot loop refers to 

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#Question id: 2636

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following events occur when E. coli is starved for tryptophan?

I.  The ribosome translates leader peptide completely

II. Transcription reads through attenuator into trp EDCBA

III. Tryptophanyl tRNA is not formed

IV. A stem loop structure involving regions 3 and 4 is formed at attenuator site