1. Which of the following is a measure of disorder?Conservation of energyEntropyRespirationKinetic energyPotential energy 2. Glucose molecules provide energy to power the swimming motion of sperm. In this example, what type of energy transformation is taking place?kinetic energy is transformed into potential energychemical energy is transformed into potential energykinetic energy […]

You are researching microbial life on Chikurachki. You scoop up some soil from a crater near the top of the volcano because you are curious about the possible microscopic organisms that might live there. Using your microscope, you examine several samples from the same area on microscope slides.  Your examination […]

Discussion: “Evolution of Animals and Population of Humans” Note: Online students, please respond to one of the following three bulleted items. • Read the New York Times article entitled “From Single Cells, a Vast Kingdom Arose” found here then provide a summary of the article. Next discuss what you believe […]

1. A person is heterozygous for a mutation in a STAT gene that replaces a tyrosine in the coding sequence with a phenylalanine. The missing tyrosine is normally phosphorylated by a JAK bound to a cytokine receptor. What effect would this mutation most likely have on signaling via this cytokine […]