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SA-AB-LD-0031 markL2 StandardCalculatorReactions
Products of non-cyclic photophosphorylation passed to the Calvin cycle are
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Cyclic photophosphorylation produces
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SA-AB-MB-0012 marksL2 StandardCalculatorCalculations
100 bacteria have a generation time of 20 min. How many are there after 3 hours of exponential growth?
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SA-AB-MB-0031 markL2 StandardCalculatorMicrobial growth
During the lag phase, bacteria
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SA-AB-MB-0041 markL2 StandardCalculatorMicrobial growth
The stationary phase occurs because
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SA-AB-MB-0051 markL2 StandardCalculatorMicrobial growth
For a reliable plate count, choose a plate with
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SA-AB-MC-0021 markL2 StandardCalculatorCell cycle
During metaphase, chromosomes
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SA-AB-MC-0031 markL2 StandardCalculatorCell cycle
During anaphase,
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SA-AB-MC-0052 marksL2 StandardCalculatorMitotic index
A cell cycle lasts 20 h; 15 of 300 cells are in anaphase. How long (min) does anaphase last?
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SA-AB-ME-0021 markL2 StandardCalculatorFluid mosaic
The term "fluid" in fluid mosaic refers to
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SA-AB-ME-0031 markL2 StandardCalculatorFluid mosaic
Cholesterol in membranes
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SA-AB-ME-0041 markL2 StandardCalculatorSignalling
Glycoproteins on the cell surface act as
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SA-AB-ME-0051 markL2 StandardCalculatorPermeability
Increasing temperature above 45 °C increases membrane permeability because
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SA-AB-ME2-0021 markL2 StandardCalculatorMeiosis
Homologous chromosomes separate during
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SA-AB-ME2-0031 markL2 StandardCalculatorVariation
Crossing over occurs between
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An organism has diploid number 6. How many different combinations of chromosomes can its gametes have from independent assortment alone?
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SA-AB-MI-0012 marksL2 StandardCalculatorMagnification
An image 36 mm long shows a cell that is actually 12 µm long. Calculate the magnification.
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SA-AB-MI-0022 marksL2 StandardCalculatorMagnification
A mitochondrion's image is 20 mm long at ×4000. Calculate its actual length (µm).
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SA-AB-MI-0032 marksL2 StandardCalculatorGraticule
10 stage micrometer divisions (each 10 µm) line up with 40 eyepiece units. What is one eyepiece unit (µm)?
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Using 1 EPU = 2.5 µm, a cell measures 18 EPU. Its length (µm)?
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