AND ANSWERS
1.1xcDescribexchowxcstimulationxcofxcaxcPacinianxccorpusclexcproducesxcaxcgeneratorxcpot
ential.
[3xcmarks]xc-xcanswer--
1.xcthexcstretchxcmediatedxcsodiumxcionsxcchannelsxcinxcthexcmembranexc
2.xcincreasexcpressurexcwhichxcdeformsxcthexcsensoryxcneuronexclamellae.
3.xcsodiumxcionxcchannelsxcopenxcandxcsodiumxcdiffusesxcin.xcthexcinsidexcofxcthexcmembra
nexcbecomesxcmorexcpositivexcleadingxctoxcaxcgeneratorxcpotential
4.4)xcAllxcnewxccardiomyocytesxcproduced:
xcConnexin-
43,xcaxcchannelxcproteinxcthatxcallowsxcelectricalxcimpulsesxctoxcpassxcbetweenxccardiomy
ocytes
xcGATA-
4,xcaxctranscriptionalxcfactorxcthatxcstimulatesxcthexcexpressionxcofxcgenesxcforxcactinxcandxc
myosin.
SuggestxchowxcproductionxcofxcConnexin-43xcandxcGATA-
4xccouldxcgivexcthexcresultxcseenxcinxcthexcc-KIT+xcgroupxcinxcFigurexc6xc(onxcpagexc13).
Doxcnotxcincludexcdetailsxcofxctranscriptionxcorxctranslationxcinxcyourxcanswer.
[2xcmarks'xc-xcanswer--
1.xcallowsxcimpulsesxctoxcpassxctoxcthexcapexxcofxcthexcheartxcthroughxcpurkynexctissuexc
2.xcmorexcactinxcmyosinxcbridgesxcarexcformedxcasxctherexcarexcmorexcbindingxcsitesxconxcth
excactin
5.2)xcInxc1997,xcthexcscientistsxcrecordedxcthexchighestxcspeciesxcrichness,xcbutxcthexclowe
stxcvaluexcofxcdxcoverxcthexc29xcyears.
Describexcandxcexplainxchowxcthesexcresultsxcforxc1997xcwerexcpossible.
[2xcmarks]xc-xcanswer--
1.xctherexcwerexc48xcdifferentxcspeciesxcinxc1997xcwhichxcwasxcthexcyearxcwithxcthexclargestx
cnumberxcofxcspecies
2.xchoweverxc1xcspeciesxcwasxcpresentxcinxcaxcveryxclargexcquantity.
6.1)xcGivexctwoxctypesxcofxccellxcthatxccanxcstimulatexcanxcimmunexcresponse.
[2xcmarks]xc-xcanswer--1.xcpathogensxc
2.antigenxcpresentingxccell
6.6)xcInxcmice,xconexctypexcofxcautoimmunexcdiseasexcisxcinheritedxcasxcaxcdominantxcallele
.xcWouldxcthexcHardy-
Weinbergxcprinciplexcholdxctruexcforxcaxcpopulationxcofxcmice,xcsomexcofxcwhichxchadxcthisxc
autoimmunexcdisease?
Explainxcyourxcanswer.