Potato famine - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Not very many proteins in the eukaryotic cytoplasmic membrane. Where did they go? - Answer-They are still in the membrane and they are still busy, but most of the proteins went to the mitochondrial membrane in eukaryotes. Cellulose and Chitin - Answer-Use specific b-1,4-glycosidic bonds between sugars provides strength and rigidity. In algae Fungi - Cell Wall - Answer-You have a NAG in chitin for cell walls in fungi. The cell wall is all NAGs Cytoskeleton Function - Answer-Involved in intr...

BESC 204 Exam 2 Material Questions and Answers 100% Pass Oomycota - closely related to algae What are Oomycota characterized by? - the production of oospores (sexual) and zoospores (asexual) How are the Oomycota similar to true fungi? - hyphae, zoospores, sporangium/cytoplasmic cleavage, and appressorium how are Oomycota different than fungi - cell walls of oomycetes are cellulose not chitin, hyphae of oomcytes are diploid compared to haploid in fungi, no speta Briefly describe the Iri...

BESC 204 exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass what are the Oomycota are, how are the similar and different from 'True Fungi' - Not true fungi Belong to the kingdom Stramenopila (offshoot of Protista) More closely related to algae than fungi DIFFERENCES: Cell walls contain cellulose rather than chitin Diploid nuclei Aseptate Zoospores form 2 flagella Biochemical pathway for lysine synthesis 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Mitochondria structure = plants not...

BESC 204 exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What kingdom is Oomycota in? - stramenopila What disease caused the irish potato famine? - late blight of potato caused by the Oomycete Phytophtora infestans Oomycetes are true fungi - False What are Oomycetes cell walls made of? - Cellulose Are Oomycetes haploid or diploid? - Diploid Do Oomycetes have septa? - No Oomycetes are derived from algae not fungi - True In the 1840s half the population depended on potatoes to survive - True 2 ...

Domestication take home message - Domestication of animals has led to genetic and cultural changes in humans Corn in Meso-american culture - Gods mixed their own blood with corn flour to create humankind, maya were "children of the corn" masa - base dough for latin american cooking What percent of american veggies are in the form of french fries or ketchup - 50% By 1840, what percent of Ireland relied solely on the potato - 40% Great Irish Potato Famine - During thi...

BESC Final Exam Questions with Answers All Correct The fungus responsible for the chestnut blight disease is called: A. Ophiostoma ulmi B. Phakopsora pakirizi C. Cryphonectria parasitica D. Phytophthora infestans - Answer-C. Cryphonectria parasitica Late Blight is a disease of both potato and tomato that was associated with the great famine in Ireland in the 1800's. The casual organism is an oomycete that is necrotrophic. Both mating types of Phytophthora infestans have been distri...

AMH 2010 - Final Exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers How does the Irish Potato Famine (mid-19th century) connect to the Columbian Exchange that began in the late 15th century? - CORRECT ANSWER - Potatoes, native to Peru, had no pests when first brought to Europe; when the potato's natural enemy arrived in the 19th century, the potatoes lacked resistance

AMH2010 - Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How does the Irish Potato Famine connect to the Colombian Exchange - Potatoes had no pests Potatoes lacked natural resistance Explain why Columbus' journey to the New World had a larger influence than the Vikings - Printing Population of the Americans after the arrival of Columbus - 90% of the population was wiped out disease 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights warfare brutal treatment Problematic with the Dutc...

AMH2010 final exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How does the Irish Potato Famine (mid-19th century) connect to the Columbian Exchange that began in the late 15th century? - Potatoes, native to Peru, had no pests when first brought to Europe; when the potato's natural enemy arrived in the 19th century, the potatoes lacked resistance. What helps explain why Columbus' journey to the New World had a larger influnce than the Vikings, who arrived centuries before? - The revolution in...

BESC 204 exam 2 Question and answers 100% correct what are the Oomycota are, how are the similar and different from 'True Fungi' - correct answer Not true fungi Belong to the kingdom Stramenopila (offshoot of Protista) More closely related to algae than fungi DIFFERENCES: Cell walls contain cellulose rather than chitin Diploid nuclei Aseptate Zoospores form 2 flagella Biochemical pathway for lysine synthesis Mitochondria structure = plants not like fungi What was impact of t...