Prairie dogs once covered the expanses of the Great Plains. Their grazing made the grass more nutritious for the huge herds of bison, and a variety of snakes, raptors, and mammals   preyed on the rodents. In fact, the black- footed ferret (now endangered) specialized in prairie dog predation. Today, growing housing and agricultural developments have covered many prairie dog towns. Which of the following statements about prairie dogs is true?

#Question id: 15470

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

In the stoichiometric equation given below identify which one of the following corresponds to oxygen balance:

CwHxOyNz + aO2 + bHgOhNi cCHαO_βN_δ + dCO₂ + eH₂O

#Question id: 10524

#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V

Members of the Poaceae family, which includes all of the cereal crops, use benzoxazinoids, these alkaloids shows;

a) Alkaloids are derived from the tryptophan as constitutively produced defensive secondary metabolites

b) These benzoxazinoids such as DIBOA and its derivative DIMBOA are usually stored in the peroxisome

c) Upon damage, the inactive glycosides are hydrolyzed, generating glucosinolate, which are toxic not only to insect herbivores but also against pathogens

d) DIBOA and DIMBOA perform insecticidal and pesticidal activities

e) It can be inactivated by hydroxylation and N-glycosylation reactions

Which of the following combination is correct about benzoxazinoids alkaloids?

#Question id: 5031

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Which era is known as the ʺage of reptilesʺ?

#Question id: 10698

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Parasite and predator have long been associated with their respective host and prey respectively. Which of the following is correct statement?

A. Body size of parasite is always smaller than host but predator usually larger than prey

b- Predator immediately kill their prey but parasite may or may not be kill their host

c- Intrinsic rate of parasite is faster than host but intrinsic rate of predator is slower than prey

d- Body association time between parasite and host is more than time association between predator and prey

#Question id: 17083

#SCPH28 | Zoology