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campbell biology 8th edition Chapter 19 Testbank

campbell biology 8th edition Chapter 19 Testbank

Biology, 8e (Campbell)
Chapter 19  

Viruses

Multiple-Choice Questions

1) What characteristics of electron microscopes make them most useful for studying viruses?
A) high energy electrons with high penetrance
B) requirement that specimens be viewed in a vacuum
C) necessity for specimens to be dry and fixed
D) shorte

Test Banks   biolove   17307   bio_man   13 years ago

chikungunya pathogenesis

chikungunya pathogenesis

chikungunya pathogenesis and diagnosis methods

Feeling sick?   M.THANALAKSHMI   2592   bio_man   13 years ago

bio

bio

                                                                                          "Organizing Life's Diversity"       

News Articles and Discussion   mountain1996   5130   star   13 years ago

bio

bio

                                                                                          "Organizing Life's Diversity"       

News Articles and Discussion   mountain1996   1157   13 years ago

Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius

Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius

Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius

A leading neuroscientist on the intriguing case studies that are revealing the powerful, adaptive potential of the human brain

A 70-year-old

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1494   13 years ago

Genes may play role in friends we choose, says study

Genes may play role in friends we choose, says study

Genes may play role in friends we choose, says study

By Neil Bowdler

Researchers in the United States say they have uncovered tentative evidence of a genetic component to friendshi

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   975   13 years ago

HIV Cured in Berlin Patient -- What It Means

HIV Cured in Berlin Patient -- What It Means

HIV Cured in Berlin Patient -- What It Means

By Daniel J. DeNoon



The first and only person ever to be cured of HIV/AIDS is a leukemia patient treated in Berlin with HIV-resistant stem cell

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1159   2   13 years ago

Evolution and Homosexuality

Evolution and Homosexuality

I have a hard time accepting homosexuality from a biological standpoint. If the statistics are correct, thousands of homosexuals commit suicide annually in North America. That said, according to the theory of evolution, or more specifically natural selection, traits become more or less common in a population due to consistent effects upon the survival or reproduction of their

News Articles and Discussion   PPK   1311   3   karim89   13 years ago

What McDonald's chicken nuggets really contain

What McDonald's chicken nuggets really contain

It seems Melodi Dushane of Toledo, Ohio, wasn't concerned about dimethyl polysiloxane or tertiary butylhydroquinone in her Chicken McNuggets, or about the allegation that they were made of 56 per cent corn. Even though it was 6:30 a.m., she had

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   2693   2   13 years ago

Off limits to me when I am logged in?

Off limits to me when I am logged in?

When I try to go to a certain forum it says it is off limits to me but when I am a guest I can view it.  Also I cannot send a message. What is wrong?

News Articles and Discussion   k0b381   806   2   bio_man   13 years ago

Why do onions cause your eyes to water?

Why do onions cause your eyes to water?

I always wondered about this and I've heard so many weird replies in the past 

News Articles and Discussion   KaGi   1353   5   karim89   13 years ago

HIV Cured In ‘Berlin Patient’ via Stem Cell Transplant

HIV Cured In ‘Berlin Patient’ via Stem Cell Transplant

HIV Cured In ‘Berlin Patient’ via Stem Cell Transplant

On the heels of World AIDS Day comes a stunning medical breakthrough: Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of th

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1198   4   ginamarie5000   13 years ago

Drug may guard against lung cancer death

Drug may guard against lung cancer death

Drug may guard against lung cancer death

Tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to treat breast cancer, may also help reduce the risk of

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   784   13 years ago

What jobs can I get with a Master's Degree in Biology?

What jobs can I get with a Master's Degree in Biology?

I'm in a jam. I was planning on pursuing physical therapy, but I found out that mostly all physical therapy programs are Doctoral. I want a master's degree, but don't know what I want to do with it. I have been searching online for some good career choices and I haven't found anything. So could someone suggest some websites or name some good exciting jobs you can

News Articles and Discussion   Kelly185891   1127   2   star   13 years ago

Noncyclic Electron Flow

Noncyclic Electron Flow

During the light reactions of photosynthesis (utilizing non-cyclic electron transport)...

How many times are P680 chlorophyll molecules oxidized? How many times are P700 chlorophyll molecules oxidized?

News Articles and Discussion   Tonbon1221   4155   8   karim89   13 years ago

Microbiology

Microbiology

I did a kirby-baur test or a disk diffusion method test, this evaluates the efficiency of a antimicrobial/bactericidal/disinfectant agent, by placing disks soaked in said antimicrobials on a agar that has been inoculated with a specific bacteria. A zone of inhibition around the disk indicates if the bacteria is susceptible to the disinfectant, while no zone indicates that it is resi

Upper-Year Courses   AJ   2370   2   13 years ago

Researchers uncover potential 'cure' for type 1 diabetes

Researchers uncover potential 'cure' for type 1 diabetes

Researchers uncover potential 'cure' for type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone, new findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest.

These findings in mice show that insulin bec

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1229   4   star   13 years ago

Giant crayfish found in Tennessee is new species

Giant crayfish found in Tennessee is new species

Giant crayfish found in Tennessee is new species

Th

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1399   AugustePiccard   13 years ago

Identify This Species

Identify This Species

Hello All,

This thing is growing in my aquarium, on a bass turd, I clean the tank regularly, but I must've been missing this corner.  It is about the size of a marble, in a freshwater aquarium at room temp.  Any idea what this detritivore is?

News Articles and Discussion   AugustePiccard   1453   6   lewis   13 years ago

Pharmacy College

Pharmacy College

Hi fellow bio bound bro's 

I'm in my 2nd year of undergrad and I had originally planned to write the PCAT test in the summer so I could apply for the Sept 2011 entrance. Then when I went on PharmCAS most of the schools I saw said that the last date to write is January. Does that mean I'll have to wait another year to apply?

Thanks,

Academic Guidance   Rohzer   3487   13   duddy   13 years ago

Look ma, no hands! Gorilla walks on hind legs

Look ma, no hands! Gorilla walks on hind legs

Ambam the gorilla walks like a human

News Articles and Discussion   germ   1227   4   skylin192   13 years ago

Genetics

Genetics

A male and female fly have red eyes, although both of their fathers had white eyes (recessive). What is the probability that their offspring will be:
a.) red-eyed males?
b.) red-eyed females?
c.) white-eyed males?
d.) white-eyed females?

News Articles and Discussion   bh08   1310   6   skylin192   13 years ago

are males evolving faster?

are males evolving faster?

original article in nature: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature08700.html

Researchers compared the Y chromosome in humans and chimpanzees, the latter being recently sequenced. Despite 98 percent similarity in the autosomal and X chromosome sequences betwee

News Articles and Discussion   magics   2155   6   skylin192   13 years ago

campbell biology 8th edition Chapter 10 Test bank

campbell biology 8th edition Chapter 10 Test bank

Biology, 8e (Campbell)
Chapter 10  

Photosynthesis

Multiple-Choice Questions

1) If photosynthesizing green algae are provided with CO2 synthesized with heavy oxygen (18O), later analysis will show that all but one of the following compounds produced by the algae contain the 18O label. That one is  
A) PGA.  
B) PGAL. &

Test Banks   biolove   25024   13 years ago

DNA caught rock 'n rollin'

DNA caught rock 'n rollin'

DNA caught rock 'n rollin'

DNA, that marvelous, twisty molecule of life, has an alter ego, research at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Irvine reveals.

On rare occasions, its building blocks "rock and roll," deforming the fa

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   944   13 years ago

Unexpected find opens up new front in effort to stop HIV

Unexpected find opens up new front in effort to stop HIV

Unexpected find opens up new front in effort to stop HIV

HIV adapts in a surprising way to survive and thrive in its hiding spot within the human immune system, scientists have learned. While the finding helps explain why HIV remains such a formidable foe after three decades of research – more than 30 m

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   884   13 years ago

Is Seeing Believing?

Is Seeing Believing?

This is a documentary from BBC Horizon about sensory illusions. It’s fascinating to see in how many ways can our brains be fooled. Most popular are of course optical illusions, included are the illusions with colors where our brain

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   724   lewis   13 years ago

Hubble Finds Granddaddy of Ancient Galaxies

Hubble Finds Granddaddy of Ancient Galaxies

Hubble Finds Granddaddy of Ancient Galaxies

Somewhere out in the void — 13.2 billion light years, give or take — is a magnificent red blob, recently discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. It's

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1322   5   skylin192   13 years ago

I'm sick

I'm sick

Hey guys,

Over the past few days, I've started coughing and sneezing. But the unusual thing is that I've been having some really, really painful headaches as well. Any thoughts?

Feeling sick?   skylin192   1097   13 years ago

MCAT vs Nserc Research for the summer?

MCAT vs Nserc Research for the summer?

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to decide on whether I should write my MCAT this summer or whether I should do research with a professor at my school. The research would be a 9-5, 5 days a week, paid position and would take up ALOT of time. Do you think its possible to do both? Or should I only focus on the MCAT?

PS. I go to an Ontario (Canada) University.

News Articles and Discussion   skylin192   1289   4   13 years ago

Tutors?

Tutors?

It might be a good idea to have a section in which tutors can advertise.

Suggestions and Updates   skylin192   1241   duddy   13 years ago

An extra 5 years of life an unexpected benefit of osteoporosis treatment

An extra 5 years of life an unexpected benefit of osteoporosis treatment

An extra 5 years of life an unexpected benefit of osteoporosis treatment

Australian clinical researchers have noted an extraordinary and unexpected benefit of osteoporosis treatment – that people taking bisphosphonates are not only surviving well, better than people without osteoporosis

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   977   13 years ago

IPTc found to reduce prevalence of malaria infection in children by up to 85 per

IPTc found to reduce prevalence of malaria infection in children by up to 85 per

IPTc found to reduce prevalence of malaria infection in children by up to 85 percent

Carried out in Burkina Faso and Mali– have found that combining intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children (IPTc) with insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) can substantially reduce the incid

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   918   13 years ago

Researchers identify molecular predictor of metastatic prostate cancer

Researchers identify molecular predictor of metastatic prostate cancer

Researchers identify molecular predictor of metastatic prostate cancer

Prostate tumors that carry a "signature" of four molecular markers have the potential to become dangerously metastatic if not treated aggressively, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report in a st

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   850   13 years ago

Schizophrenia gene mutation found; target for new drugs

Schizophrenia gene mutation found; target for new drugs

Schizophrenia gene mutation found; target for new drugs

In a major advance for schizophrenia research, an international team of scientists, led by Jonathan Sebat, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California, San Diego School

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1128   13 years ago

Is the Universe Infinite?

Is the Universe Infinite?

Explore the biggest question of all... in 1080p. Since ancient times, we've looked into the night skies and wondered: How far do the stars stretch out into space? And what's beyond them?

In modern times, we built giant telescopes that have allowed us to cast our gaze deep into the universe. Astronomers have been able to look back to near the time of its birth. The

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   980   2   13 years ago

animals(crocodiles)

animals(crocodiles)

see im doing this stuppid project for science where im comparing animals responses to internal and external stimuli. some of my questions may seem off about the subject because we must know everything about to animal and i mean EVERYTHING!
 
ok heres my question:

what kind of behavior does a crocodile present??


i couldnt find this an

News Articles and Discussion   lostlogan1022   1231   5   bio_man   13 years ago

Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes

Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes

Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes

Scientists have identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease in a large genetic analysis of the illness, according to a new study. After reviewing nearly 8 million possible genetic mutations, researchers pinpointed five genes

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   746   nini07   13 years ago

UFC 126 Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort Live Stream

UFC 126 Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort Live Stream

Hey everyone, here is the fight, go half way down

The link

Off-Topic Room   lewis   1056   2   13 years ago

paypal

paypal

DID u all know that when recieving payments on paypal if you have the buyer choose personal payment?...it will charge them a small fee and not you. ex: .18 for 25.00.....I found that out yesterday and thought I'd share with u all!!

Suggestions and Updates   nini07   1575   3   biolove   13 years ago