Question: For an amino acid such as alanine, the major species in solution at pH 7 is the zwitterionic form. Assume a pKa value of 8 for the amino group and a pKa value of 3 for the carboxylic acid. Estimate the ratio of the concentration of the neutral amino acid […]

Q1. Conservationists will take snow geese off endangered species list while the population hits 10,000. If populations are sustaining growth at r = 0.088 and the population in 2001 is 3000 individuals, in what year would snow geese be taken off an endangered species list? Q2. In a assured plant […]

Please respond to the following questions. These are also found in the “For Further Thought” sections of your textbook. 1. The success of an organ transplant depends on many factors. What unavoidable factor would diminish the chance of success of a lung transplant, but is not a factor at all […]

Q1. The trend in the U.S. is having children later in life than previous generations. What effects may this trend have on the incidence of late-acting dominant lethal alleles in the population? Q2. How many generations would it take to eliminate at least 95 percent of the alleles for the […]