1. What are factors that limit the size a cell can obtain? Compare and contrast metabolic rates of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. 
2. What are prions and why are they important? 
3. Discuss the importance of ATP to life. What it is, how it works, why it is important, and how much is used on a daily 
basis. You can obtain the information by searching the internet (my favorite search engine is google.com), the school 
library, the CD Rom that comes with the text, or any other source.
4. What is a karyotype and what is its importance? When should women have the procedure performed and why?
5. What are the differences between aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, and fermentation? What are the factors that 
control these types of metabolism? 
6. What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction? 

Under what circumstances are asexual reproduction an advantage? 
What are the differences between mitosis and meiosis? 
7. What is the role of chromosomal mutations in the survival of microorganisms? 
How frequently do beneficial mutations occur and what environmental factors can affect it? 
What are the mechanisms a cell uses to repair chromosomal mutations? 
8. What is the Human Genome Project and describe the reasons that you do or do not feel that it is worthwhile. 
9. What is the role of chromosomal mutations in the survival of microorganisms? 
How frequently do beneficial mutations occur and what environmental factors can affect it? 
What are the mechanisms a cell uses to repair chromosomal mutations?

Answer on each problem should be at least 300 words (three medium sized paragraphs) and should include your references