Lessons from Apes: We have examined ape tool use and hunting behavior and seen that females are involved in tool use, that there may be evidence of cultural variation across chimp populations, and that many human behaviors are simply elaborations on hominoid behaviors.  Using lecture materials and the videos in the […]

Which molecule contains more energy stored in its chemicalbonds? Rank in order of decreasing chemicalenergy content: a fatty acid molecule, a molecule ofglucose, a molecule of NADH, a molecule of ATP, a molecule ofFADH2, a molecule of acetyl-CoA, a molecule ofpyruvate? [Hint: think of ATP as the chemical energyexchange equivalent […]

Which component of a muscle does the Ca^++ combine with to allow a contraction to occur? When a muscle is simulated before the muscle can fully relax, it can cause muscle twitch tetarus muscle tendritis When a muscle is stimulated prior to full relaxation of a previous contraction and the […]

In an attempt to mimic the ability of tardigrades to survive space radiation, your research lab is working on protein coverings that could potentially protect vulnerable DNA molecules from space radiation. a) Draw a diagram of a small region of tardigrade DNA helix that is at least partially surrounded by […]