Describe three molecular effects high pressure has on the physiology of organisms

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: All of the following are core metabolic processes that are affected by high pressure: DNA synthesis, nutrient transport, protein (enzyme) interactions, and protein synthesis.

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Alternate forms of the same gene are called  

A.  homologues. B.  genotypes. C.  cofactors. D.  alleles.

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At a given locus, homologous chromosomes have

A. the same genes but can have different alleles. B. the same genes and alleles. C. different genes and alleles. D. different genes, but can have the same alleles.

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The Southern Hemisphere has no equivalent of the boreal forest of the north. Why?

a. It has no latitudes near the poles. b. It has insufficient altitudes

c. It has no land in the corresponding latitudes. d. It is too close to the sun during the winter. e. It has an inhospitable temperature

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Against which hard structure do the circular and longitudinal muscles of annelids work?

A) cuticle B) shell C) endoskeleton D) hydrostatic skeleton

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