What basic difference exists between the life cycles of higher plants and higher animals?
What will be an ideal response?
Plants have two phases; one in which they are a gametophyte (haploid) and one in which they are a sporophyte (diploid).
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A researcher identifies an abnormality in a protein that causes a particular inherited illness. To develop a treatment, it would be most helpful to know
A) which cells are affected and how to replace the protein's function in them. B) if this type of mutation occurs in all species. C) the other types of molecules that cause or contribute to the disease. D) how the mutation was caused.
Mendel analyzed his pea plant data using the principles of ____
a. nomenclature b. physics c. Aristotle
d. cellular dynamics e. probability
The posterior chamber of the eye is defined by which two boundaries?
A. Ciliary Body and Retina B. Ciliary Body and Iris C. Iris and Cornea D. Lens and Cornea E. Lens and Iris
Botulinum toxin- A toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.Known for sometimes lethal poisoning from infected meat products. In modern controlled medical or cosmetic use, the very same toxin is known as Botox.Tetanus toxin- Another very potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani.Strichnine- A highly poisonous alkaloid produced by the Strychnos nux-vomica tree,historically used to kill rats and other pests.In contrast to these toxins, strychnine acts postsynaptically, to block glycine from binding to receptors on motor neurons. Would you expect the symptoms of strychnine poisoning to be more similar to those of botulinum or tetanus toxin?
A. Tetanus toxin B. Botulinum