Describe amplification of hormone action

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Small quantities of hormones can typically produce profound effects in cells and on body
functions (the basic process of amplification). In amplification, binding of the hormone to a
receptor triggers activation of many proteins, each of which then activates an even larger
number of proteins for the next step in the cellular reaction pathway, and so on, increasing
in magnitude for each step in the pathway.

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Which of the following would be an example of an r-selected species?

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Genetic variation in behavior occurs between species and within species. Describe the genetic basis for the difference in mating behaviors in closely related species of voles

What will be an ideal response?

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Cells that are terminally differentiated ______________________

(a) will undergo apoptosis within a few days. (b) can no longer undergo cell division. (c) are unable to move. (d) no longer produce RNAs.

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