Students in a biology laboratory course were growing pea plants for their genetics experiments. One lab group decided that since plants need water and nutrients to grow, they would test several nutrient-containing solutions diluted by 50% in water. They ‘watered’ each of their test plants with a different solution: milk, orange juice, soup, or pure water (control). After a week, they measured how tall their plants had grown. Were any of these solutions more beneficial to the plants than plain water? the soup broth was just as good as water, since it contains ions such as sodium and chloride the orange juice was the best, since it already contains the sugars that plants would normally make themselves the milk was better than the water, since it contains all the macromolecules yes, all of them – they are all isotonic to the plant cells no, none of them - they are all hypertonic to the plant cells

Mike was adopted, and his biological family history is unknown. although he is healthy, he would like some understanding of his genetic makeup, including potential health risks and genes that he could pass on to his children. mike has heard about commercial laboratories that can compare segments of your dna to those of people with common hereditary diseases in order to give you some idea of how susceptible you are to the diseases. the results of these types of tests are highly inconclusive. if mike's dna showed that he shares similarities in a segment of dna with people who have a given disease, his chances of developing that disease or passing it on to his children may be slightly elevated, but they are not 100 percent. these tests can cost more than $2,500 and are not covered by many insurance companies. do you think that mike should undergo the genetic tests? explain your answer. what are the potential pros and cons of having such tests done? describe how the availability of these genetic tests might affect the frequency of genetic diseases in individuals and populations.

In a hypothetical breed of dogs, coat color is controlled by two genes. there are six different coat colors in this breed: black, brown, cream, gray, silver, and tan. consider the following crosses. cross 1: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all black. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black or brown. cross 2: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with tan males from a lineage where all males are tan and all females are cream. f1 males are black, f1 females are gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black, brown, gray, or tan. cross 3: silver females from a lineage where all females are silver and all males are gray are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males are black, brown, gray, or tan, f2 females are cream, gray, silver, or tan. select the correct statements regarding the mode of inheritance of the coat color genes. a) both genes are x-linked. b) both genes are autosomal. c) one of the genes modifies the expression of the other gene. d) each gene has an additive effect on the intensity of coat color. e) each gene independently specifies three colors. f) one of the genes is autosomal, and the other is x-linked.

Ascientist wants to determine the effect of a new type of gasoline. he fillsone car with normal gasoline and another identical car with the new gasoline. which is the control group? a. the new type of gasolineb. the car with the normal gasolinec. the car with the new gasolinethe amount of gasoline usedd. the amount of gasoline used