Biology

A few biology questions

Specific immunity is dependent on: a. erythrocytes b. thrombocytes c. granulocytes d. agranulocytes A type of iron deficiency anemia is: a. aplastic anemia b. pernicious anemia c. sideropenia d. sick

What is binomial nomenclature

Binomial nomenclature is a fancy way of saying The genus and species of a certain creature by taxonomists. For example, we human beings are Homo sapiens. (Italicize that. Theres a proper way of writ

How are species created

This sounds like a stupid question. I have an interest in science generally but Im no biologist. Ive been reading up about evolution and species etc. But I cant quite understand how or why distinct sp

What are common types of traits used for sorting organisms into groups

amount of limbs eg tetrapods

What is Psuedomonas Syringae, the bacteria

Pseudomonas syringae is a rod shaped, Gram-negative bacterium with polar flagella. More info in wiki link below-here is a link to its genome http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NC_0…

How do ABO blood groups differ in their agglutinogen and agglutinin components

Agglutinogen is an antigen on the red cells that determine your ABO type.that stimulates antibody production. Agglutinins are the opposite antibody in the liquid or serum of the blood. Type A = A agg

What is the enzyme that is used in blood glucose determination strips

a) Glucose oxidase b) Protease c) Lactase d) Amylase-a) Glucose oxidase http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose_met…

An important question regarding cbse.10 points for best answer

the cbse results got published today and i got 95% marks for biology and 91% for english and some people said me tt cbse will award a certificate for such high scores .is it true and if it is true wha

Photosynthesis requires what

im working on my biology studyguide... and i cant remember the chemical equation or anything..-well, im sure you know it requires water and sunlight but here is the equation: 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy ® C6

What type of chemical bond must be broken in order for the DNA double helix to replicate

1. Hydrogen bond 2. Nonpolar covalent bond 3. Ionic bond 4. Polar covalent bond 5. Sugar-phosphate bond-hydrogen bond. The complementing DNA strands of the double helix are kept attached by the hy

What feature is necessary for allopatric speciation to take place

What feature is necessary for allopatric speciation to take place?-Sympatric speciation is the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geogra

What is the organelle that supplies energy

im working on my biology final studyguide and this ones got me completely lost... any help, please?-In both animals and plants, mitochondria (the powerhouse organelle) breaks down carbohydrates (whic

What is the specific codon associated with the start of translation

1. AAG 2. UAA 3. AUG 4. AUA 5. CGA 6. GUC-3. AUG AUG (this is the mRNA code, it is ATG on the DNA molecule) is the so called start codon, coding for methionine. However this amino acid is often

What the difference between schwan cell and myelin

brief explanation pleses ( away from copy and paste if you can)-You do realize theyre the same thing right? Myelin sheaths are made of Schwann cells. When you have myelin wrapped around an axon, its

Which X chromosome does a female pass down

A woman has one X chromosome from her mother, and one from her father. Which of those two X chromosomes is passed down to her offspring? Is it always the one from the mother? Or always the one from th