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Biol. 2320 – Fall 2000 - First "Thought" Question Due 9/8/00 Note: the information needed to answer this question comes from the lecture outlines, your lecture notes, the text and the question itself. No further reference materials are required, and it may make the question more difficult if you try to find and use additional information. A good answer to this question will not simply repeat or paraphrase information from the book or lectures but will use that information to support your own ideas and reasoning. In addition to not being a complete answer, if not done carefully, information repeated from the book could come too close to plagiarism for comfort. The slime mold shown in Figure 1.17 and discussed on pages 14-16 is a eucaryote. A) [6 points] What eucaryotic characteristics might be important to the life cycle of this organism? Use the information in table 1.1 plus readings on the extracellular matrix to identify the characteristics requested. Describe 3 eucaryotic characteristics and explain why each is relevant to the slime mold life cycle. (this should take 3 compound sentences, or 6 short ones) B) [2 points] What problem is presented by the slime mold life cycle in the context of surface area to volume ratios? (1-2 sentences) C) [2 points] Explain why the problem you describe in part B would be worse for the procaryote Myxococcus, which has a similar life cycle.(1-2 sentences)
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