<span>Inderal blocks beta-adrenergic receptors in the heart, thereby decreasing the influence of the sympathetic nervous
system on these tissues. The nurse should assess the heart rate for bradycardia and the blood pressure for
hypertension.</span>
Answer:
Epistasis
Explanation:
In epistasis, the interaction between genes is inimical, such that one gene masks or interferes with the expression of another. “Epistasis” is a word coined of Greek roots that mean “standing upon.” The alleles that are being masked or silenced are said to be hypostatic to the epistatic alleles that are doing the masking. The cause of the biochemical basis of epistasis is a genetic pathway in which the expression of one gene is dependent on the function of a gene that precedes or follows it in the pathway.
The example of epistasis given is the pigmentation of mice. we were told that "if a mouse has two recessive alleles for coat color, it is always albino no matter what the genotype of other genes involved in coat color"
Let say recessive allele (rr), it is always albino irrespective of other type of other genes, this is true in the stance that epistasis can be reciprocal such that either gene, when present in the dominant (or recessive) form, expresses the same genotype.
Answer: Population distributions may be described as <em>random, uniform</em><em> or </em><em>clustered.</em>
Explanation:
In a specified region, a population comprises any number of members of the same species. Populations are described by sizes- the number of individuals; densities- individuals in a set space (per unit area); and distribution- the dispersal or non dispersal of individuals (spread out or clumped). Population distributions may be described in three ways:
- Random: the distribution pattern is haphazard, with no regular spacing; individuals grow independently of each other without competing and resources are consistent. <em>E.g. dandelion seed dispersal by wind </em>
- Uniform: individuals are evenly spaced in a predictable pattern; there may be some interaction and ideally, spaces between them are maximized in order to ensure access to limited nutrients and resources.<em> E.g. human farming- cornfields, orchards; allelopathy in plants like purple sage, which secretes chemicals to prevent the growth of other plants nearby</em>
- Clumped: there is less distance between neighboring organisms and these individuals cluster together. This pattern is most common in environments where resources are scarce, or the species is dependent on social interactions.<em> E.g. lions are highly social and hunt in prides in the wild</em>
A great amount of Antarctic animals feed on them. Whales, penguins, fish, birds, etc. They eat phytoplankton.
LOCAL ENVIRONMENT ISSUE:
People dump a lot of trash in the sea, and the sea creatures living there goes through a lot of trouble to live with all the muck getting in them. Of course, don't write it like that in your assignment - you'll get told off for the straight forwardness.
