What are the steps in the scientific process? Describe each one.
What are the steps in the scientific process? Describe each one.
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1 Answer What are the different levels of analysis in neuroscience research? What questions do research- ers ask at each level?
What are the different levels of analysis in neuroscience research? What questions do research- ers ask at each level?
1 Answer A region of the cerebrum is now called Broca’s area. What function do you think this region performs, and why?
A region of the cerebrum is now called Broca’s area. What function do you think this region performs, and why?
1 Answer What is the meaning of the term animal model?
What is the meaning of the term animal model?
1 Answer What did Flourens’ experiments suggest were the functions of the cerebrum and the cerebellum?
What did Flourens’ experiments suggest were the functions of the cerebrum and the cerebellum?
1 Answer What experiment did Bell perform to show that the nerves of the body contain a mixture of sensory and motor fibers?
What experiment did Bell perform to show that the nerves of the body contain a mixture of sensory and motor fibers?
1 Answer What are brain ventricles, and what functions have been ascribed to them over the ages?
What are brain ventricles, and what functions have been ascribed to them over the ages?
1 Answer What is myelin? What does it do? Which cells provide it in the central nervous system?
What is myelin? What does it do? Which cells provide it in the central nervous system?
1 Answer Knowledge of genes uniquely expressed in a particular category of neurons can be used to under- stand how those neurons function. Give one example of how you could use genetic information to study a category of neuron.
Knowledge of genes uniquely expressed in a particular category of neurons can be used to under- stand how those neurons function. Give one example of how you could use genetic information to study a category of neuron.
1 Answer Classify the cortical pyramidal cell based on (1) the number of neurites, (2) the presence or ab- sence of dendritic spines, (3) connections, and (4) axon length.
Classify the cortical pyramidal cell based on (1) the number of neurites, (2) the presence or ab- sence of dendritic spines, (3) connections, and (4) axon length.
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Give comparison between the following: (a) C3 and C4 pathways (b) Cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation (c) Anatomy of leaf in C3 and C4 plants
C₃ and C₄ pathways C₃ plants fix CO₂ directly via...
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Figure 11.10 shows the effect of light on the rate of photosynthesis. Based on the graph, answer the following questions: (a) At which point/s (A, B or C) in the curve light is a limiting factor? (b) What could be the limiting factor/s in region A? (c) What do C and D represent on the curve?
Light is the limiting factor at points A and B...
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Look at leaves of the same plant on the shady side and compare it with the leaves on the sunny side. Or, compare the potted plants kept in the sunlight with those in the shade. Which of them has leaves that are darker green ? Why?
Leaves on the shady side or from shade-grown plants are...
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Why is the colour of a leaf kept in the dark frequently becomes yellow , or pale green? Which pigment do you think is more stable?
In darkness chlorophyll synthesis ceases while degradation continues, leading to...
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Suppose there were plants that had a high concentration of Chlorophyll b, but lacked chlorophyll a, would it carry out photosynthesis? Then why do plants have chlorophyll b and other accessory pigments?
A plant lacking chlorophyll a cannot carry out photosynthesis because...
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RuBisCO is an enzyme that acts both as a carboxylase and oxygenase. Why do you think RuBisCO carries out more carboxylation in C4 plants?
In C₄ plants, bundle sheath cells maintain very high CO₂...
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Even though a very few cells in a C4 plant carry out the biosynthetic – Calvin pathway, yet they are highly productive. Can you discuss why?
C₄ plants concentrate CO₂ in bundle sheath cells around Rubisco,...
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