Addresses course outcomes 1-4:• recognize and explain how the scientific method is used to solve problems• make observations and discriminate between scientific and pseudoscientific explanations• weigh evidence and make decisions based on strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge and the scientific method• use knowledge of biological principles, the scientific method, […]

1. What is the difference between cumulative and concerted feedback inhibition? 2. How might the presence of cyanobacteria be used as an index ofpollution in lakes? 3. List the steps that you would use to study a bacterial organism for a period of time ( four weeks). No more than […]

Experiments with erythrocyte “ghosts” were carried out to learn more about the glucose transporter in red blood cells. “Ghosts” are prepared by lysing red blood cells in a hypotonic medium and washing away the cytoplasmic contents. Suspension in an isotonic buffer allows the ghost membranes to reseal. If ghosts are […]

Double-stranded DNA is a cylinder that is 20A wide and 3.4A longper base pair. E. coli chromosome is a single double-stranded molecule that is 4.6 million bplong. An average E. coli cell is a cylinder that is 2 ?m longand 1 ?m in diameter (1 ?m = 10,000 A). Given […]