A written summary of the required reading assignments will be due on the assigned due dates in the course calendar. Each written assignment should be a minimum of 2 pages in length (typed, times new roman or equivalent font, double-spaced, with one inch margins on page) and should provide a […]

Glucosinolates are compounds produced by some species of plants and toxic to many insects. These compounds therefore provide a defense against those insects. Methylthioalkylmalate synthase (MAM) is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of glucosinolates. a) Explain how you could you use DNA sequence data to test whether this enzyme […]

Female Drosophila heterozygous for three recessive mutations e (ebony body), st (scarlet eyes), and ss (spineless bristles) were testcrossed, and the following progeny were obtained: Phenotype Number wild-type 67 ebony 8 ebony, scarlet 68 ebony, spineless 347 ebony, scarlet, spineless 78 scarlet 368 scarlet, spineless 10 spineless 54 (a) What […]

1. Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection?2. A person who studies biology is known as a?3. Botany is the study of?4. Can frogs live in salt water?5. True or false? The common cold is caused by a virus.6. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are […]