“A beetle (0.06g), a gorilla (200kg), a gecko (5g) and a hedgehog (5g) are all kept individually in 5x5m rooms that are maintained at a constant temperature of 25 C. Within each room is also a food supply that weighs the same of the animal.” a). If no other food […]

Q1. The free energy for the oxidation of glucose to {rm CO_2} and water is -686 kcal/mol and the free energy for the reduction of NAD+ to NADH is +53 kcal/mol. Why are only two molecules of NADH formed all through glycolysis while it appears that as many as a […]

Biology Assignment The maintenance of homeostasis is of major importance to all organ systems in the body and the overall survival of the individual. Explain how homeostasis is the maintenance of a dynamic range of environmental qualities rather than holding the internal environment at a set point. What would be […]

Normal red blood cells are due to a dominant gene (b); sickle cell anemia to its recessive allele (b). In this problem a person who is a carrier of sickle cell anemia is considered to have normal red blood cells. A normal man whos father had sickle cell anemia marries […]