Biology

How do bacteria and viruses differ in their type of nucleic acids

Bacteria contain DNA while someVirus contains RNA those are called retrovirus. DNA will be double stranded in bacteria and single stranded DNA and RNA viruses are there-Bacteria:double-stranded circul

B i o l o g y Q u e s t i o n

Who studies the mechanical, physical, and biochemical processes of living organisms by attempting to understand how all of the structures function as a whole?-Answer: Physiology

Can my identity be confirmed with a urine sample

Yes, urine contains DNA that can be used to confirm your identity.

What causes viruses to have different shapes

The stacking properties of the protein coat components.-it is a property of the changing in its protein coat composition, it will be exhibited for the adaptation against host defensive mechanism(immun

How do cells get their energy

I would like to know the process in which cells get their energy. Thanks!-It depends on the type of cell. Different types of cells rely on different types of energy sources, and have different cellula

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Osmosis is made possible by which of these? Question 3 options:a) concentration gradientb) homeostasisc) exocytosisd) sodium-potassium pump-A) concentration gradient In osmosis water tends to move fr

Dominant/recessive traits? HELP PLEASE!!!

I am supposed to use 15 different volunteers and determine their traits (widows peak, gender, hairless fingers, if they can roll their tongue, etc). One of the questions I am trying to work on for the

What is the difference between chromatids and chromosomes

My biology teacher said that chromatids are the two ones that are attached and chromosomes are the ones that are by themselves.-Chromatid(s) make up chromosomes. At the beginning of interpahse you hav

How many steps are there in a DNA molecule in a cell of a human body

Steps? Do you mean DNA base pairs? Just over 3 billion.

Where does the pollinating insect find pollen

A. associated with the stigma B. weakly attached to the anther C. loosely attached to the sepal D. attached to the ovary E. embedded within the petal-B because anther is the place where pollen grains

Taking Microbiology and A&P at the same time

I switched my major to nursing in the middle of this semester, and now at some point Im going to have to take two notoriously difficult sciences at the same time. choices are as follows: A&P and Micro

What are some names of good and bad protozoans

I really need to know! Id be REALLY thankful if you added some sites.... THANKS!!!! (I need them for my science reports! No Wiki, plez)-Not sure what you mean by good protazoans. By bad Im sure you me

Does translation require RNA polymerase

I know its required for transcription, but is it required for translation too or does the ribosome sorta take over for its job?-RNA polymerase (RNAP) is not involved in translation. RNAP is required o

How long will it take for advances in genetic engineering to result in a race of hugely superior human beings

6 years after human genetic manipulation is legal! Which will be 3 days after the systematic elimination of all conservatives. Or Skynet will kill us all before then.-not long eventully we will get so

Why are hormonal actions slower than reflex actions

Hormones are little chemicals that travel through the blood, they are secreted, travel through the blood (or at least just outside the cell). It is then taken up by the effector cell and the action is