Entries by Daphne Hanson

The process of chromosomal inheritance

discussed the process of chromosomal inheritance, mitosis and meiosis. Consider the statement “mitosis separates sister chromatids, but meiosis separates homologous chromosomes”, is it a valid statement, why or why not? Mitosis follows a very precise process, but cytokinesis does not; why do you think a precise process is not required for cytokinesis?

The integumentary system

Chapter 4 discussed the integumentary system in detail. Explain the structures of this system that qualifies it to be termed a system. Identify one function if the integumentary system you feel is the most important and why. Hypothesize that the function you identified ceased to function-how would homeostasis be impacted?

Cell structure and functions

Chapter 3 discussed cell structure and functions, and chapter 4 discussed the organization and function of the human body. When viewed together, this implies the functions of the human body are dependent upon cellular activity. Explain why this would be correct. An important cellular structure is a cell (plasma) membrane. Identify and explain a specific […]

Summation formulae

1) Use summation formulae to determine the following sum (your answer will involve nn). This is complicated; carefully work it out with pencil and paper. Here nn is an unknown constant; if you are having trouble figuring out how to solve the sum, try letting n=5 and seeing how it works and then go back […]