What organism is the first step in food chain/web? what organism is normally first step in aquatic food chain/web?\?

Liula [17]

C. it breaks glycogen into glucose.

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The body needs adequate amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin to function properly. What are the potential side effects and

Oduvanchick [21]

Answer:

Option-

All of the given disorders and elements which causes them are correct.

Proteins and other related minerals are required for the better functioning of the human body, as there can be a lot of complications faced by the over all system of the human body if there are low or inadequate level of proteins and minerals inside the human body.

Explanation:

While, the following disorders and causes of the protein and nutrients deficiency can be described as follows:

Beriberi is rare in the United States.
Alcohol-related thiamin deficiency is called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome .
Most adults get adequate riboflavin in their diets.
Thiamin deficiency causes diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia .
Since humans can synthesize niacin from tryptophan, they do not need to consume it.

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You are studying a biochemical pathway in the mold Neurospora where enzyme 1 converts the initial substrate into intermediate su

solmaris [256]

Complete question:

You are studying a biochemical pathway in the mold Neurospora where enzyme 1 converts the initial substrate into intermediate substrate A; enzyme 2 converts intermediate substrate A into intermediate substrate B; enzyme 3 converts intermediate substrate B into intermediate substrate C; and enzyme 4 converts intermediate substrate C into the end product, an amino acid that is essential for growth. You isolate a mutant that is unable to grow on minimal media. Which data would provide the strongest support for the hypothesis that this mutation occurred in the gene that codes for enzyme 2?

a. The mold can grow on rich medium plus intermediate substrate C, but not on rich medium plus intermediate substrate B.

b. The mold can grow on minimal medium plus intermediate substrate B, but not on minimal medium plus the initial substrate.

c. The mold can grow on minimal medium plus intermediate substrate B, but not on minimal medium plus intermediate substrate A.

d. The mold can grow on rich medium plus intermediate substrate D, but not on rich medium plus intermediate substrate C.

e. The mold can grow on minimal medium plus intermediate substrate A, but not on minimal medium plus intermediate substrate C.

Answer:

c. The mold can grow on minimal medium plus intermediate substrate B, but not on minimal medium plus intermediate substrate A.

Explanation:

Let us first diagram the pathway for a better understanding.

The normal organism produces four enzymes that convert substrates in the medium that allow it to survive, grow, and reproduce.

initial substrate ------------> A ----------------> B ----------------> C ----------------> AA

Enzyme 1 Enzyme 2 Enzyme 3 Enzyme 4

Any mutation on the Neurospora´s enzymes will not let the organism grow on the minimal medium because it will not be able to convert the minimal substrate into the following one, because the mutated enzyme will not accomplish its original function.

So if the mutation occurs in enzyme 1, the organism will not be able to convert the initial substrate into intermediate substrate A. And the rest of the reaction will not be possible either because of the lack of substance A.

initial substrate -----X----> A -------X-----> B ------X--------> C ------X-------> AA

mutated Enzyme 1  Enzyme 2 Enzyme 3 Enzyme 4

If the mutation occurs in enzyme 2, the organism will not be able to convert the intermediate substrate A into intermediate substrate B. And the rest of the reaction will not be possible either because of the lack of substance B.

initial substrate ------------> A -------X--------> B -------X------> C --------X-----> AA

Enzyme 1 mutated Enz. 2 Enzyme 3 Enzyme 4

If the mutation occurs in enzyme 3, the organism will not be able to convert the intermediate substrate B into intermediate substrate C. And the last reaction will not be possible either because of the lack of substance C.

initial substrate ------------> A ----------------> B -------X--------> C -------X------> AA

Enzyme 1 Enzyme 2 mutated Enz. 3 Enzyme 4

And if the mutation occurs in enzyme 4, the organism will not be able to convert the intermediate substrate C into the essential amino acid.

initial substrate ------------> A ----------------> B ----------------> C -------X-------> AA

Enzyme 1 Enzyme 2 Enzyme 3 Mutated Enz. 4

But, if we artificially add to the medium the substrate that should be produced by the original enzyme (and that is not converted because of the mutation), then the organism will grow and survive because the other enzymes will be able to produce the essential amino acid.

So, if enzyme 2 is the only enzyme mutated, the organism will not be able to live in a medium with substrate A because the mutated enzyme will not convert the substrate A into B. There will not be B substrate in the medium, and the other enzymes will not produce the essential amino acid. So if the mutation occurs in enzyme 2, substrate A is useless to the organism because it will not survive.

But if we add the intermediate substrate B to the medium, the organism will survive. In a medium with substrate B, all the other reactions will be possible, and the organism will get the essential amino acid. The artificial addition of B substrate will replace the function of the original enzyme 2 -which is the one that converts A into B-.

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if a scientist used radiometric dating on a rock sample which of the following would she likley be trying to find out

USPshnik [31]

Answer:

sedimentary rocks

Explanation:

can be dated using radioactive carbon, but because carbon decays relatively quickly, this only works for rocks younger than about 50 thousand years. So in order to date most older fossils, scientists look for layers of igneous rock or volcanic ash above and below the fossil.

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Describe two pieces of evidence that the earth is 4.4billion years old

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The abundance and variety of fossils in Phanerozoic rocks have allowed geologists to decipher in considerable detail the past 600 million years or so of the Earth’s history. In Precambrian rocks, however, fossils are rare; thus, the geologic record of this important part of the Earth’s history has been especially difficult to decipher. Nonetheless, stratigraphy and radiometric dating of Precambrian rocks have clearly demonstrated that the history of the Earth extends billions of years into the past.

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