in biological functions‚ depending on sources. Chitinases‚ which hydrolyze chitin‚ occur in a wide range of organisms‚ including viruses‚ bacteria‚ fungi‚ insects‚ higher plants‚ and animals.1) Bacterial chitinases play roles in nutrition and parasitism while fungal chitinases have autolytic‚ nutritional‚ and morphogenetic roles. Viral chitinases are involved in pathogenesis.2) Invertebrate chitinases play roles in digestion. In insects and crustaceans‚ chitinases are associated with ecdysis
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ortMedical Magnet Biology Summer Assignment Using half of a 3 x 5 index card‚ place the vocabulary word on the front (no lines) and the definition on the back (lines). Write legibly. Next‚ draw a picture on the FRONT of the card that helps you remember the DEFINITION. For example‚ for
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Important Celebrity Attributes While selecting a celebrity as endorser‚ the company has to decide the promotional objective of the brand and how far the celebrity image matches with it. The selection is in fact a collaboration‚ from which both the company and the celebrity gains. \ The most important attribute for a celebrity endorser is the trustworthiness. The target audience must trust that a celebrity carries a particular image and it must match with the product. \ The second attribute in order
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Caste and gender equations in Indian history No aspect of Indian history has excited more controversy than India ’s history of social relations. Western indologists and Western-influenced Indian intellectuals have seized upon caste divisions‚ untouchability‚ religious obscurantism‚ and practices of dowry and sati as distinctive evidence of India ’s perennial backwardness. For many Indologists‚ these social ills have literally come to define India - and have become almost the exclusive focus of
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1. Plant Nutrition Nine macronutrients of plants: C‚ H‚ N‚ O‚ P‚ S‚ K‚ Ca‚ Mg Components of soil: Horizon a (topsoil): humus‚ leaf litter‚ decaying matter Horizon b (middle): minerals but no humus Horizon c (bottom): rock Most common nutrient deficiencies: N‚ P‚ K 2. Transport of Water and Minerals in Xylem Xylem transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves Plant cells include: cell wall‚ plasma membrane‚ nucleus‚ chloroplasts and central vacuole Soil to root Water is absorbed
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Day 1: Biology of Animals Deuterostomes develop anus from blastopore Protostomes develop mouth from blastopore. Presentation: Overview of Prokaryotes‚ Protists‚ and Fungi I. Prokaryotes (ex. Bacteria) Characteristics -Unicellular -Small (0.5-5um) -Know shapes (ex. Spherical rod shaped and spiral) cocci‚ spirilla‚ bacilli -Cell wall‚ salt‚ peptidoglycan‚ Gram stain‚ virulence. Gram positive bacteria take up the Gram stain and turn purple‚ peptidoglycan traps crystal violet‚ very
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Biology 1020 Review Questions for Final Exam 1. who proposed the theory of natural selection ← Darwin and Wallace 2. what are the four characteristic features of natural selection ← Overpopulation ← Inherited variations within the species ← competition ← Survival of the fittest 3. how is fitness measured ← by survival and by the numbers who survive 4. what are some examples of selection in action ← Peppered
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Secondary School Certificate Examination Syllabus BIOLOGY CLASSES IX-X (based on National Curriculum 2006) Published by Aga Khan University Examination Board Bungalow # 233 / E.I.Lines‚ Daudpota Road‚ Karachi‚ Pakistan. November 2004 Latest Revision June 2012 All rights reserved This syllabus is developed by Aga Khan University Examination Board for distribution to all its affiliated schools. Secondary School Certificate Examination Syllabus BIOLOGY CLASSES IX-X
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Freshman Year Semester 1 Exam Study Honors Earth Science: Chapter 1: Branches of earth science Astronomy - study of objects beyond earths atmosphere Meteorology - study of air that surrounds the earth~ how air interacts us give us weather Geology- study of the materials that make up the earth and the processes that form and change those materials -4.6 billion Oceanography- study of earths oceans 3/4 Of earths surface * subspecialties are climatology‚ ecology‚ paleontology
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CDC1 Study Questions LIVING ORGANISMS CELLULAR CHEMISTRY CELL BIOLOGY GENETICS PLANT BIOLOGY INVERTEBRATES AND VERTEBRATES ECOLOGY LIVING ORGANISMS CLASSIFICATION Compare and contrast living and nonliving things. What is biology? The study of living things (science of life) Describe characteristics found in all living organisms. * Living things are made of cells. * Living things obtain and use energy. * Living things grow and develop. * Living things reproduce
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