The most complex organ in the human body is the

The presence of cholesterol in the plasma membranes of some animal cells _____. The presence of cholesterol in the plasma membra

Travka [436]

Answer:

The presence of cholesterol in the plasma membranes of some animal cells <u>enables the membranes to stay fluid when cell temperature drops</u>.

Explanation:

Cholesterol is an essential lipid in the basic structure of cell membranes. The membranes must have a fluid structure so that the proteins integrated in them can move ''horizontally'' to interact with their ligands and with other proteins. With excess saturated fat the membranes become rigid, but only with the necessary unsaturated fat the membranes are extremely fluid, and very sensitive to changes in temperature. Cholesterol stabilizes the structure of the membranes; preventing the collapse and crystallization between lipid chains that would lead to loss of fluidity and excessive rigidity in the membrane. By decreasing the temperature; as temperatures drop, fluidity decreases, an effect that partially counteracts the presence of cholesterol.

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3 years ago

A frameshift mutation is a dangerous mutation because it

miv72 [106K]

Answer:

"A frameshift mutation is a type of mutation involving the insertion or deletion of a nucleotide in which the number of deleted base pairs is not divisible by three. "Divisible by three" is important because the cell reads a gene in groups of three bases. Each group of three bases corresponds to one of 20 different amino acids used to build a protein. If a mutation disrupts this reading frame, then the entire DNA sequence following the mutation will be read incorrectly."

Explanation:

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3 years ago

Shania wanted to see if eating apples would help her do better on her class work, the first day she didn't eat any apples. On da

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Answer:

independent variable is number of apples

dependent variable is grades

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2 years ago

Choose the scientific question. A. Would you like to have a frog as a pet? B. Who is the smartest biologist alive today? C. Whic

TiliK225 [7]

Answer:

<em>The correct option is D) How is the number of frogs in Massachusetts affected by pollution</em>

Explanation:

A scientific question can be described as a question which can be answered through the scientific method of research. Based on the scientific question, a hypothesis can be formulated. For example, for the option D, the hypothesis can be 'if the pollution increases, then the number of frogs decreases.' A hypothesis is a tentative statement which can be tested through experiments. Based on these experiments, results are formulated and conclusions are drawn. The question mentioned in option D can be answered through this method hence, it is the correct option.

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3 years ago

How many grams of the compound in the figure above are required to make 1 liter of a 0.5 M solution? (Note: The atomic masses, i

Dafna1 [17]

Answer:

This question is incomplete as there is no figure in the question but the compound in the figure is Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH). Hence, we can calculate the mass.

The answer is: 30grams

Explanation:

According to the question, the volume of the compound (CH3COOH) is 1litre while the molar concentration is 0.5M

Molarity or Molar concentration is calculated using the formula:

M= n/V

Where; M= Molarity (M) = 0.5M

n= number of moles (mol)

V= Volume (V) = 1L

Hence, number of moles (n) = M × V

n = 0.5 × 1

n = 0.5 moles.

To calculate the mass in grams of CH3COOH, we say;

Number of moles (n) × molar mass (MM)

Since atomic mass for (C= 12, H= 1 and O=16)

Molar mass of CH3COOH:

= 12 + 1(3) + 12 + 16 + 16 + 1

Molar mass of CH3COOH = 60g/mol

Mass (in grams) of CH3COOH = 0.5 moles × 60g/mol

Mass = 30grams.

Therefore, 30grams of CH3COOH compound are required to make 1 liter of a 0.5 M solution.

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3 years ago