Viruses are typically not classified as true living organisms by biologists. Viruses have DNA or RNA and protein but are not able to replicate until they infect a host cell. Within the cell they must use the enzymes and molecular building blocks the host cell provides to replicate. Viruses cause […]
1. Aseptic technique refers to The microbial inoculum placed into a test tube or onto a petridish. The prevention of contamination. The isolation of on species of bacteria from a mixedcommunity. The autoclave or sterilizing procedures. Cleanliness in the laboratory. 2. This method can be used to sterilize a liquid […]
Q1. Two main cell groups make up the nervous system- neurons and connective tissue cells such as astrocytes and schwann cells. Which are “nervous” cells? Why? What are the major functions of the other cell group? Q2. The human gametes have about 3 billion bp of DNA in their chromosomes. […]
Specify which concepts coined by Ramon y Cajal (1906), Sherrington (1932), and Dale and Loewi (1936) contribute to the following aspect of synapse structure and/or function? In addition to matching the name to the discovery, briefly explain the actual contribution and/or experimental evidence. A. Neurophysiologically: the neuronal circuit and its […]