Common products such as ice cream, toothpaste, and paint utilize ingredients that can be harvested from kelp and other seaweeds. Describe the impact on the kelp forest ecosystem if the kelp was aggressively overharvested during one summer season. In your description, identify the two organisms which will be the most immediately affected and describe HOW they will be affected.

Ras is a g-protein that is activated when a growth factor attaches to egfr. its activation results in the replacement of a gdp molecule with a gtp molecule, thus allowing a signal transduction pathway to be activated. considering the signal pathway illustrated on this page, what is one potential outcome of a mutation in the ras gene that leads to ras protein hyperactivity. be specific.