The “Green Revolution” refers to

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ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

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The “Green Revolution” refers to
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a recent political shift in Germany & other European countries toward policies that promote sustainability
the shift from hunting & gathering to agriculture
post-WW II programs to breed crops w/ increased yield
the shift from resource-based agriculture to demand-based agriculture
Which of the following is NOT a major cause of deforestation on Earth?
Answer
Government policies like MUSYA
Overconsumption and overharvesting
Fire
Inequitable land ownership
Roads
Macronutrients like _____ can be used to meet the dietary requirement of 2000 calories per day whereas micronutrients like _____ are needed only in small amounts to promote metabolic processes.
Answer
niacin, calcium, and zinc ; meats, oils, sugars
kwashiokor ; marasmus
proteins, fats, and carbohydrates ; vitamins and minerals
membranes and hormones ; antioxidants
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The major food source for humans is _____, three of which (_____, _____, and _____) deliver the majority of the world’s nutrients.
Answer
protein ; tropical forests, chapparal, coral reefs
livestock ; cattle, poultry, fish
grains ; wheat, rice, maize
Resistance occurs when a population of bacteria, insect, rodents, etc.
Answer
is not affected by chemicals because the pesticide chemicals do not break down in the environment.
becomes too numerous for chemicals to control.
grows extremely large because of chemical misapplications.
genetically changes (through natural selection) and is no longer affected by a pesticide.
All of the following are improvements or additions to agriculture that would increase the efficiency of water use and the quality of runoff except:
Answer
metering (measurement) of water usage
more drip irrigation and less flood irrigation
increased use of buffers between fields and streams
use of moisture sensors to prevent over-watering
increased use of salt tolerant plants
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Environmental resistance is composed…

How many nucleotides are described in this deposited sequence

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Glucagon cDNA (Points: 10)   Go to the NCBI database and find the cDNA for human glucagon. Access code NM_002054. (keep the page open as there will be several questions).How many nucleotides are described in this deposited sequence. 1. 1293 2. 1294 3. 1295 4. 2054 javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,0)Save Answer  2. glucagon introns (Points: 10)   How many introns are reported for human glucagon?(access cod NM_002054.4) 1. none 2. one 3. five 4. six javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,1)Save Answer  3.

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Glucagon cDNA (Points: 10)   Go to the NCBI database and find the cDNA for human glucagon. Access code NM_002054. (keep the page open as there will be several questions).How many nucleotides are described in this deposited sequence. 1. 1293 2. 1294 3. 1295 4. 2054 javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,0)Save Answer  2. glucagon introns (Points: 10)   How many introns are reported for human glucagon?(access cod NM_002054.4) 1. none 2. one 3. five 4. six javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,1)Save Answer  3. Glucagon exon 1 (Points: 10)   How many amino acids are coded by exon 1 ? 1. none 2. 3 3. 12 4. 24 javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,2)Save Answer  4. glucagon homology (Points: 10)   In which animal is the glucagon sequence 84% similar to human 1. Dog 2. Guinea Pig 3. Chimpanzee 4. Degu javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,3)Save Answer  5. Size of intron 1 (Points: 10)   What is the size (in nucleotides) of the first intron. Hint: you will not get the answer from this page but you may be able to find it in NC_000002.11 1. 247 2. 3298 3. 2971 4. 3318 javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,4)Save Answer  6. Alignment (Points: 10)   Align the glucagon sequences for human, cow (NM_173916.3) and chicken(Y07539.1).Find the conserved region that includes SRRAQDFVQWLM. Immediately after this what is asparagine substituted for in the chicken? 1. glutamate 2. serine 3. glycine 4. proline javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,5)Save Answer  7. genome size (Points: 10)   Which of the following animals has the largest genome size 1. zebrafish 2. drosophila 3. duckweed 4. c. elegans javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,6)Save Answer  8. amino acid classes (Points: 10)   Which of these amino acids can be classified in the same class 1. Gly, Arg, Lys 2. Glu, Asp, Val  3. Gly, Ala, Ile 4. Pro, Glu, Met javascript:saveAnswer(‘saveResponse.dowebct’,7)Save Answer  9. Histones (Points: 10)   How many polypeptides assemble…

State the question the authors are trying to address?

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BIOLOGY

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There are 6 figures below, for each figure:
1) State the question the authors are trying to address?
2) Shortly summarize the methods that are used ?
3) State the conclusions from the figure
(SHORT ANSWERS IN “SENTENCE FORMAT” ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH FIGURE)
Figure 1: Expression of XMeis3, Hoxd1, Hoxb4, and Hoxc6 during gastrulation.
Embryos were analysed by whole-mount in situ hybridisation for expression of XMeis3 (A and B), Hoxd1 (C and D), Hoxb4 (E and F), and Hoxc6 (G and H). Whole mounts are shown on the left side of each panel, sections of these embryos are shown on the right side of each panel, in the inset, on the bottom right corner of every panel, the dotted line indicates the plane of sectioning. Spemann’s organiser is clearly visible in A,C and E, as the gap in the Hox or Meis expression domain, facing up in the left hand panels . Embryos shown are at stage 11, vegetal views with dorsal up (A, C, E, and G) and at stage 13, dorsal views with anterior up (B, D, F, and H). XMeis3 expression overlaps with dorsolateral expression of Hoxd1, Hoxb4, and Hoxc6 in mesoderm at stage 11 (A, C, E, and G). XMeis3 expression in ectoderm at stage 13 overlaps with expression of Hoxd1 but not with expression of Hoxb4 and Hoxc6 (B, D, F, and H). At stage 11, Hox and Meis expression is limited by a sharp boundary, running parallel to the outside of the embryo. This boundary is Brachy’s cleft, the boundary between involuted mesoderm and external ectoderm Brachy’s cleft runs from the blastopore to the upper limit of the involuted mesoderm (and is actually visible as a cleft in the upper part of the right panel of Fig 1C. All early Hox expression is known to be inside this cleft at this stage (mesodermal, not ectodermal) and thus marks the position of the cleft. The early XMeis3 expression shows the same pattern. It is mesodermal. At a later stage (Fig 1B), XMeis 3 expression is also outside Brachy’s cleft (ectodermal).
Figure 2: XMeis3 gain-of-function.
Embryos were…

 Metabolic Syndrome from a public health biology perspective

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BIOLOGY OF ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS

Write a five page (body; double spaced) review of the topic Metabolic Syndromefrom a
public health biology perspective. In your review, include the
following:

  • Discuss the biological basis of energy homeostasis, including an introduction to your chosen focus area;
  • Discuss
    some of the recent (within five years) and current research on the
    focus area you chose, including study aim, methods, and results of the
    studies you discuss;
  • Explain
    the value and application of the above research findings to public
    health, citing the studies as needed, and providing some examples of how
    this information is or can be used in public health policy, programs,
    and practice.
Write a five page (body; double spaced) review of the topic Metabolic Syndromefrom a
public health biology perspective. In your review, include the
following:

  • Discuss the biological basis of energy homeostasis, including an introduction to your chosen focus area;
  • Discuss
    some of the recent (within five years) and current research on the
    focus area you chose, including study aim, methods, and results of the
    studies you discuss;
  • Explain
    the value and application of the above research findings to public
    health, citing the studies as needed, and providing some examples of how
    this information is or can be used in public health policy, programs,
    and practice.