The introductory passage discusses the way that virophages interfere with the ability of megaviruses to reproduce and the possible selective benefits of this. However, there are many ways that cells attempt to survive attacks by viruses. According to the chapter, what is another way that cells have evolved to avoid viral infection?

Draw the structure of dna nucleotide with adenine as nitrogenous base

'which of these statements about the scientific method is not true? all experiments must follow the same number of steps in the procedure. experiments may be repeated several times. some unexpected results can be beneficial. experimental results may or may not support the hypothesis.

The kidney filters potentially toxic substances in the blood, and thus “clears” the blood of those substances. this clearance function is dependent upon and proportional to the diffusion gradient of the substance across filtering capillaries, i.e. if the concentration of the substance is doubled, twice as much will be cleared from each ml of blood that is filtered. suppose that the body produces a constant amount of a substance x per unit of time. the kidneys eliminate substance x at a rate directly proportional to the concentration of the substance and the volume of blood cleared each minute (c): elimination = c × [x], where [x] is the steady-state concentration of substance x. imagine an individual with an initial concentration of x equal to [x]0 who develops kidney disease. her baseline clearance c0 drops to one half of the original (½c0). what is the new steady state concentration of x? (for simplicity, assume that substance x is 100% filtered by the kidney).