Cell Biology Answers

What is the functional unit of the golgi complex? Is it the dictyosome or cisterna?

Assuming you were part of a scientific convention that was studying viruses, would you argue for or against the statement " Viruses are alive?"

At this same convention your next dilemma is to inform other scientists of multicellular organisms dependency on both Prokaryotes and Protists. Where would you begin? Why would there be no multicellular animals without first Prokaryotes and Protists?

A farmer chooses to breed the cows that produce the most milk then the cows that produce less milk .This is an example of ?

why mature cell has less nuclear pores then immature cell?

Why is ATP used as an active energy source over glucose?

what is the equation for photosynthesis

Compare and contrast diffusion and osmosis.

The main component/(s) of plasma membrane are?
1) lipid and proteins
2) phospholipids
3) cellulose and proteins
4) cellulose and lipids

The second law of thermodynamics states that when energy is converted from one form to another, the amount of useful energy decreases. How does this relate to energy flow through biological systems?

Choices are:

Animals need to absorb solar energy (heat) to metabolize biological molecules for the energy they contain.

As energy is passed from producer to consumer, some energy is lost as heat

A biological system cannot create or destroy energy.

As producers, plants must liberate heat as they synthesize carbohydrates

What is the term used to describe organisms that capture solar energy and release oxygen as a by-product?

Choices are:

A)producers heterotrophs

B) carnivores

C) primary consumers

D) tertiary consumers