Sumana Ramanathan

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Biography

I have conducted workshops on personality development with the Art of Living organization.

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Numerade tutor for 6 years
21 Students Helped

Topics Covered

Exploring the Richness of Plant Diversity: Discover the Beauty of Nature
Exploring Vascular Plant Structure & Development: A Comprehensive Guide
Understanding the Process of Speciation: Exploring Evolutionary Diversity
Exploring the Complexities of Community Ecology: Insights and Analysis
Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology: Restoring Balance and Biodiversity
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Sumana's Textbook Answer Videos

00:57
Biology

How are compound leaves distinguished from simple leaves?
a. Compound leaves do not have axillary buds at the base of leaflets.
b. Compound leaves are smaller than simple leaves.
c. Simple leaves are usually deciduous.
d. Compound leaves are found only on pine trees.
e. Simple leaves are found only in gymnosperms.

Chapter 24: Flowering Plants: Structure and Organization
Sumana Ramanathan
00:54
Biology

What type of interaction is it when an alfalfa plant gains fixed nitrogen from the bacterial species Rhizobium in its root system and the Rhizobium gains carbohydrates from the plant?
a. mutualism
b. parasitism
c. commensalism
d. competition
e. predation

Chapter 45: Community and Ecosystem Ecology
Sumana Ramanathan
02:24
Campbell Biology Concepts & Connections

Label the structures in this diagram of an animal cell. Review the functions of each of these organelles.
(FIGURE CANNOT COPY)

Chapter 4: A Tour of the Cell
Sumana Ramanathan
01:19
Campbell Biology Concepts & Connections

The ultrastructure of a chloroplast is best studied using a
a. light microscope.
b. scanning electron microscope.
c. transmission electron microscope.
d. light microscope and fluorescent dyes.

Chapter 4: A Tour of the Cell
Sumana Ramanathan
01:29
Campbell Biology Concepts & Connections

The cells of an ant and an elephant are, on average, the same small size; an elephant just has more of them. What is the main advantage of small cell size? (Explain your reasoning.)
a. A small cell has a larger plasma membrane surface area than does a large cell.
b. Small cells can better take up sufficient nutrients and oxygen to service their cell volume.
c. It takes less energy to make an organism out of small cells.
d. Small cells require less oxygen than do large cells.

Chapter 4: A Tour of the Cell
Sumana Ramanathan
01:17
Campbell Biology Concepts & Connections

Which of the following clues would tell you whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
a. the presence or absence of a rigid cell wall
b. whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal membranes
c. the presence or absence of ribosomes
d. Both b and c are important clues.

Chapter 4: A Tour of the Cell
Sumana Ramanathan
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