Question: Place the following characters on a phylogeny of fungi (with animals as an outgroup), Flagella, Dikaryotic hyphae, Septa, Multicellularity, Non-motile sperm, Arbuscular mycorrhizae, Macroscopic reproductive structures. Question: Diploid number is 2n=4. Determine the number of chromosomes and chromatids  for anaphase of mitosis, anaphase I of meiosis I, and for anaphase II of […]

Part A: 1. Explain why a denatured protein no longer functions. 2. Identify the five molecules found in the plasma membrane and state their functions. 3. Identify four changes that occur to the skin and subcutaneous connective tissue as a result of aging, and state how these changes can be […]

Q1. What is a “protocell”? How did they likely form, and what can they do? Give details each of these statements about phylogenetic trees. a. A phylogenetic tree represents a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships. b. Phylogenetic trees are intended to show patterns of descent, not phenotypic similarity. Q2. If Penicillium […]

Question: Disulfide Bonds Determine the Properties of Many Proteins Some natural proteins are rich in disulfide bonds, and their mechanical properties (tensile strength, viscosity, hardness, etc.) are correlated with the degree of disulfide bonding.(a) Glutenin, a wheat protein rich in disulfide bonds, is responsible for the cohesive and elastic character of […]