Imagine you are an estuarine ecologist, and you are surveying oyster populations along the North Carolina coast. Your job entails traveling to various oyster reefs, and sampling the population of each reef using proper population ecology technique. Answer the following questions: A. What kind of distribution is found on a […]

Explore the role of the epigenome and/or other gene expression regulatory mechanisms in the development of cancer.  Discuss in detail one possible epigenetic/post-transcriptional/post-translational target for cancer treatment, and identify the successes and drawbacks of this treatment.  INTRODUCTION Epigenetics is defined as stable heritable changes in the genome which plays an […]

Help with grade 12 biology questions please  Understanding photosynthetic processes can increase food yield. In Ontario, a number of fresh vegetables are grown all year in greenhouses. This allows the grower to control the conditions of the plants. a) Identify the abiotic factors that can be controlled and the impact […]

11.     Consider a squid axon bathed in seawater under artificial conditions, and the following on  concentrations: [K]i = 400 mM and [K]o = 10 mM, [Na]in = 50 mM, [Na]o = 460 mM. Predict equilibrium potentials EK and ENa at a temperature of 13oC. Assuming that the Na permeability of the cell membrane is 1/50 that of […]