Answer:
1. Binding of insulin to the alpha subunit of the insulin receptor
2. Activation of insulin receptor tyrosine kinase
3. Phosphorylation of IRS proteins
4. Activation of PIP3-dependent protein kinase B (PDK1)
5. Phosphorylation of phosphinositide 3-kinase (PI-3K)
6. Conversion of PIP2 to PIP3
7. Activation of Akt
8. Glut4 receptors transported to cell membrane
Human exploitation of fragile ecosystems can lead to the droughts and arid conditions characteristic of desertification. Effects include land degradation, soil erosion and sterility, and a loss of biodiversity, with huge economic costs for nations where deserts are growing.
Answer: food chains or webs
In an ecosystem, energy from the sun is transferred by the way of food chains or webs. A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which food and energy is passed as one organism eats the another. A food web is the interconnection or relation of food chains. In a food chain energy is distributed among the trophic levels. Plants are primary producers which traps energy from sun for photosynthesis and belong to first trophic level in the food chain. The energy of sun present in plants is transferred to subsequent higher trophic levels when plants are consumed by other organisms.
The structure of the glomerular capillaries contributes to the formation of filtrate because the walls of the capillaries are much more permeable to water and small solutes than other capillaries. A tuft of capillaries situated within a Bowman's capsule at the end of a renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney that filters waste products from the blood and thus initiates urine formation.
