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1. current understanding of viruses, viroids, and prions?
2. How do viruses, viroids, prions, and bacteria differ in terms of their biological identity and method of infection?
3. What are the chemical and physical properties and the lytic/latent cycles of animal and plant viruses?
4. How can viruses lead to cancer? Be sure to use specific examples (e.g. virus name and the cancer it causes) to illustrate your points.
5. You are growing Bacillus subtilis in nine 16,000-liter fermenters to produce enzymes for industrial use. The Bacillus cultures had been growing for 2 days when the cells in one of the fermenters lysed. Explain what happened in this fermenter.
6. What are the defining characteristics of protozoa in general, and, specifically, how can you differentiate the following phyla of protozoa: Archaezoa, Microspora, Amoebozoa, Apicomplexa, Ciliophora, and Euglenozoa? Be sure to use specific examples (e.g. specific species of protozoan) to illustrate your points.
7. What are the defining characteristics and methods of reproduction of organisms belonging to the Kingdom Fungi in general, and how can you differentiate among the following three fungal phyla, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota, in terms of their method of reproduction, method of obtaining nutrients, and importance to humans?
8. What are the distinguishing characteristics of lichens with regard to their nutritional
needs, and what are the roles of the fungus and the alga that make up lichens?
9. Describe the physiological characteristics that differentiate the eleven major phyla present in the Domain Bacteria and discuss the importance to humans or the environment of representative member genera from each of these phyla.
10. What is the Bergey's Manual, and how is it used as a tool in the classification or identification of bacteria?
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What is the magnitude of the total momentum of the carts
: A cart of mass 500g is running with a speed 0.8m/s to the right; What is the magnitude of the total momentum of the carts
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What was net capital spending for 2011
: The company's 2011 income statement showed a depreciation expense of $385,000. What was net capital spending for 2011?
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What actions can firms take to earn a reputation for behave
: Firms with a reputation for ethical behavior in strategic alliances are likely to have more opportunities to form cooperative strategies than those that have not earned this reputation
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Find the maximum and minimum speeds of flywheel
: The mass of flywheel of an engine is 6.5 tonnes and the radius of gyration is 1.8 metres. It is found from the turning moment diagram that the fluctuation of energy is 56 kN-m. If the mean speed of the engine is 120 r.p.m.
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Biological identity and method of infection
: Current understanding of viruses, viroids, and prions and how do viruses, viroids, prions, and bacteria differ in terms of their biological identity and method of infection?
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Why does the longer-term bond price vary more
: What will the value of each bond be if the going interest rate is 5%, 8%, and 12%? Assume that only one more interest payment is to be made on Bond S at its maturity ant that 15 more payments are to be made on Bond L.
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What is the rate of flow through the tube
: Mercury flows through a horizontal pipe 0.80 cm in diameter and 0.5 m long. what is the rate of flow through the tube
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Estimate the overall resistance of a heating element
: As current passes through the wires, the wires heat up, thus toasting the toast. Estimate the overall resistance of a heating element which is 220 cm long and consists of nichrome wire with a diameter of 0.56 mm.
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Discuss the financial manager place in the corporation
: Explain the main goal a financial manager is trying to achieve and the types of decision financial manager makes.
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