Biology, 08.07.2019 22:10 crysderria
Are viruses alive? this a question debated among scientists throughout the world. scientists discovered the tiny, disease-causing agents that were believed responsible for such diseases as rabies and hoof-and-mouth disease. initially, scientists classified viruses as “living”, but in 1935, they began to change their thinking. scientists crystalized the tobacco mosaic virus, noting that it did not have cell structure, of even the simplest kind. there was no membrane, no nucleus, and no ribosomes. they determined that a virus was nothing more than a strand of nucleic acid, dna or rna, protected by a protein shell. scientists also believed that viruses lacked the mechanisms necessary for metabolic function. some scientists argued that viruses are capable of response to stimuli. when not in a favorable environment within a host cell, the virus remains an unchanging, dormant, organic particle. but once in contact with the susceptible host or in a favorable environment, the virus becomes active, injecting its nucleic acid into the host cell, and eventually self-replicating. in this manner, one virus is capable of producing many other viruses, identical to the original, to attack host cells. you are debating whether or not viruses are alive. you are arguing for the negative, that is, viruses are not alive. first, list the characteristics of life. then, use evidence from the passage to support your side of the debate.
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Biology, 22.06.2019 12:00
Refer to the family pedigree shown here. in generation i, one parent is affected by the gene mutation and one parent isn't. in generation ii, all three children are affected by the gene mutation. what can you conclude about this gene mutation? a. all children born in future generations will be affected by this disorder. b. this gene mutation is a dominant disorder. c. this gene mutation is a recessive disorder. d. the generation i mother is a carrier of this gene mutation.
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Biology, 22.06.2019 13:00
Anormal strand of dna is shown below, followed by the same strand of dna after mutations have occurred.
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Biology, 22.06.2019 14:00
Why are current extinctions of concern to enviromentalists?
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