Polyene drugs bind to fungal ________ and cause loss of selective permeability.

What will be an ideal response?


cell membranes; plasma membranes

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Ultimate source of energy for life on earth is:

A. Sun B. Geothermal heat C. Carbohydrates D. Fats E. Other organisms

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A polysaccharide that is used for storing energy in human muscle and liver cells is _____.

A. glucose B. glycogen C. starch D. chitin E. cellulose

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Which structure of the eudicot embryo within a seed is NOT correctly identified?

(a). The radicle is the embryonic root (b). A cotyledon is a seed leaf. (c). The endosperm is the nutrient source for the embryo. (d). The epicotyl is the shoot above the attachment of the cotyledons. (e). The hypocotyl is the embryo plant below the attachment of the cotyledons.

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The figure below shows the effect of an antagonistic pleiotropic mutation A. What would be the effect of a mutation B that delayed the onset of reproduction without changing the survival curve?

a. Genotypes carrying A and B would have a higher fitness than genotypes carrying A without B. b. Genotypes carrying A and B would have a lower fitness than genotypes carrying A without B. c. B would not have any effect on the fitness of individuals with A. d. We cannot determine the effect of B without the survival curve for individuals that are wild-type at the locus affected by A.

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