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scientists are studying the structure and function of receptor x, a single-polypeptide protein that is found in the membrane around certain types of cells. receptor x contains no alpha-helices or beta sheets. a specific molecule outside the cells is recognized and bound by receptor x. the binding of the molecule to receptor x causes the cells to have a particular response.

to study the structure and function of receptor x, the scientists are altering the sequence of small sections of the receptor. both the normal sequence of a five amino acid section of receptor x and an altered sequence that contains two amino acid substitutions are shown in figure 1.

Rease is an enzyme used by plants to break down urea (a nitrogen-containing compound) into carbon dioxide and ammonia. urease urea > > > carbon dioxide and ammonia ammonia is broken down by plants into a nitrogen source plants need to grow. thus, plants could not use urea as a nitrogen source unless it was first converted to ammonia. in soybean plants there are two different kinds of urease, one produced in the seeds and the other produced in the leaves of the plant. three types of soybean plants were used in a set of experiments: normal soybeans and two mutant strains, one lacking the urease in the seeds only (strain 1) and one lacking urease in the leaves only (strain 2). experiment 1 separate areas in a field were planted with normal, strain 1, and strain 2 soybeans. all types of soybeans appeared to grow, flower, and produce seeds equally well. there were no externally detectable differences among the strains. experiment 2 small pieces of plant leaves of equal weight were obtained from each type of soybean plant and separately placed on media in culture dishes. tissue growing in this way will become an unorganized clump of cells referred to as callus. to provide a controlled nitrogen source, half the tissue samples of each type were placed on media containing urea, and the other half of the samples were placed on media containing ammonia. after 30 days, the weight gain for each of the callus samples was determined. results are shown in the table below.

Select the correct answer. which mutation is harmful to the organism? a. a mutation allowing moths to camouflage better on blackened tree bark b. a mutation making staphylococcus aureus resistant to the antibiotic methicillin c. a mutation inhibiting human immunodeficiency virus from attaching to and entering the cell d. a mutation causing uncontrolled cell division e. a mutation giving plant leaves a bitter taste to discourage herbivores from eating them

Migration is a. the movement of organisms from a native location to a foreign location b. the movement of organisms from a foreign location to a native location the movement of organisms from their water supply to their food supply d. the seasonal movement of organisms between locations c. select the best answer from above