Q1. If a human wants to eat about 10 000 kJ per day, approximate (to the nearest gram) the mass of phytoplankton that would be necessary to meet their daily energy requirements. Based on this value, about what proportion of her own body weight in phytoplankton will a 60 kg […]

Consider a hypothetical hemoglobin with a Hill coefficient of 1 and the same p50 value as normal hemoglobin. Choose the statement below that best describes the two proteins. a. The two hemoglobins would be able to deliver about the same amount of oxygen to the tissues. b. At pO2 less […]

Access the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, and conduct a search on malaria. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you answer the following questions: How do  parasites affect the spread of malaria? What did you discover about malaria that you did not previously know? What are some countries […]

Q1. A heterozygous, but phenotypically wild-type fruit fly (gray body colour and normal wings) was mated to a black fly with vestigial wings. The offspring had the phenotypic distribution: wild type, 720; black-vestigial, 780; black-normal, 280; gray-vestigial, 220.What conclusion is likely from these results? Q2. “The peroxisome gets its name […]