Marine organisms: Potential source for drug discovery. Life has originated from the oceans that cover over 70% of the earth’s surface and contain highly ecological‚ chemical and biological diversity starting from microorganisms to vertebrates. This diversity has been the source of unique chemical compounds‚ which hold tremendous pharmaceutical potential. New trends in drug discovery from natural sources emphasize on investigation of the marine ecosystem to explore numerous complex and novel chemical
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respiration‚ and cell division. One molecule of ATP contains three phosphate groups‚ and it is produced by ATP synthase from inorganic phosphate and adenosine diphosphate (ADP). ATP is used is many organisms and also in different ways. Below are a few ways in which ATP is used. When muscles contract in any organism‚ it means muscle fibers are generating tension with the help of motor neurons. ATP is the source of energy that allows this to take place. Voluntary muscle contraction is controlled by the central
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that the living cells and organisms use to maintain life. It also divides into two categories: Catabolism – that breakdown the molecules to obtain energy and Anabolism – that creates all of the compounds that the cells need to function. Nutrition is an important part of the availability of nutrients that utilized in the reactions that either synthesize or catabolize the material that is employed by the cells to produce power. This power is a requirement by the organism to synthesize proteins and
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Discuss the role of negative feedback in living organisms and how it benefits these living organisms? (25 marks) Negative feedback is the process by which changes occur to bring an organism’s internal environment back to the normal level. One example of negative feedback in a living organism is the ways humans regulate their blood glucose levels. I will firstly discuss the processes that occur as a result of blood glucose levels being too low. When blood glucose levels are too low the pancreas
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with changes that occur in environmental temperature‚ wavelength of light‚ and light intensity. Using a photosynthetic organism of your choice‚ choose only ONE of the three variables (temperature‚ wavelength of light‚ or light intensity) and for this variable. • Design a scientific experiment to determine the effect of the variable on the rate of photosynthesis for the organism • Explain how you would measure the rate of photosynthesis in your experiment • Describe the results you would
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Structure and function of macromolecules within a living organism ‘Some biological molecules in organisms are small and simple containing only one or a few functional groups‚ others are large‚ complex assemblies called macromolecules’ [1]. The term macromolecule is convenient because the bulk properties of a macromolecule differ from those of smaller molecules. These large chemical compounds have a high molecular weight consisting of a number of structural units linked together by covalent
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account of the American Revolution‚ muddling and radicalizing its center story as "a people’s upset‚ a change among the most heterogeneous individuals to be discovered anyplace along the Atlantic in the eighteenth century." The characters in The Unknown American Revolution "looked toward a redistribution of political‚ social‚ and religious power; the disposing of old organizations and the production of new ones; the toppling of instilled examples of preservationist‚ elitist thought; the leveling
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is used for cooking and cleaning. By definition‚ a titration is a technique where a solution of known concentration is used to determine the concentration of an unknown solution. Titrations are performed in chemistry‚ along with different manufacturing companies‚ to help determine the concentrations of acids and bases when they are unknown‚ when a neutralization reaction occurs. There are a couple important parts of a Titration that are imperative to successful results. Identifying the end point‚
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by autotrophs and heterotrophs to obtain free energy for cellular processes. In other words‚ how and in what form does each capture and store that energy? 2. Explain how photosynthesis differs in eukaryotic organisms (with organelles such as chloroplasts) and in prokaryotic organisms (single-celled‚ no organelles). 3. How does a metabolic pathway such as photosynthesis suggest common ancestry? 4. Describe the basic structure and function of a chloroplast. 5. Describe the benefit of
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Gabi Mejia Chem 101 Section ADF Lab 4: Weak Acid Unknown Procedure: When testing the acid‚ use only between 0.2 g and 0.3 g for each trial (get as precise a measurement as you can). The general procedure is to weigh out your acid‚ dissolve it in water‚ add a couple drops of the indicator (phenolphthalein)‚ and then add the sodium hydroxide until you note a color change (from clear to pink). When the color change occurs‚ you have added enough base to completely react with the acid (the endpoint).
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