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Compare the results from equations created for estimating animal populations to the actual animal populations, to see if these equations produce realistic results. Theory Exponential population growth (Neuhauser, Claudia. Calculus for Biology and Medicine. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. 358) Logistic equation (Neuhauser, Claudia. Calculus for Biology and Medicine. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. 346) References
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Determine how reaction rates of polyphenoloxidase, an enzyme that is responsible for the browning of damaged surfaces of fruits and vegetables, shifts under differing temperature conditions and enzyme concentrations. Theory Derivative as an instantaneous rate of change (Neuhauser, Claudia. Calculus for Biology and Medicine. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. 97) References Yemenicioglu, A. et al. 1997. Heat [...]
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Determine the dispersal rates for pines, in order to calculate the rate of repopulation of a burned area following a fire. Theory Derivative as an instantaneous rate of change (Neuhauser, Claudia. Calculus for Biology and Medicine. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. 97) References Daskalakou, E. N. and C. A. Thanos 1996. Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) postfire [...]
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In order to produce viable young, organisms need to provide their offspring with energy. As that energy is divided among more and more offspring, the fitness of the individual offspring is reduced. In order to get the best return for their offspring investment, organisms can adjust their clutch/brood size, either by producing many small or [...]
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On a stretch of DNA the operator (the “on” sequence for a group of functionally related genes), promoter (the “on” sequence for a gene), and genes that they control is called an operon. Operons are switched on and off by repressor proteins, which in turn are activated or inactivated by a corepressor, which is usually one [...]