As part of a research team exploring ocean caverns, you come across a foreign object of interest. You must determine if the object is a life form. What approach would you use to determine if the object is a living organism?
Over the past few months, you noticed your old cat has been much more active, but you are unsure why. Your spouse informs you that the cat food brand was switched about 16 weeks ago. Briefly describe how you would set up an experiment to determine if the change in cat food is related to the change in your cat's activity level.
Although DNA and RNA are both genetic coding compounds, they differ in many ways. How do DNA and RNA differ? Be sure to include in your response the differences in function and structure between the two.
You are engaged in a conversation about global warming. In this case, your opinion about global warming is quite different than that of the others engaged in the discussion - and it turns into a debate. What key points could be used to support the position that global warming is real and caused by human activity (even if you disagree)?
Dog crossbreeds considered hypoallergenic (e.g., goldendoodles) are popular. Maintaining genetics to prevent shedding, thus remaining hypoallergenic, takes careful consideration. The non-shedding allele is dominant (A) to the shedding allele (a), and must be present to assure hypoallergenic status. Double-recessive pups cannot be sold as hypoallergenic. If both parents are heterozygous for the shedding allele, what genotype and phenotype outcomes would you expect? If 8 pups were born, how many would be non-shedding? Why?