Recall that in the Hardy-Weinberg lab we did earlier in the semester, the clams in some of the populations we studied were exposed to saxitoxin. Some of these clams were sensitive to the toxin. Saxitoxin affected the sensitive clams by blocking their voltage-gated sodium channels, ultimately killing the clams. Now that you know more about the role of voltage-gated sodium channels from completing this lab, explain why the saxitoxin killed those clams.

Due to failure of vital organ system and body functions

Explanation:

Saxitoxin is a toxin that acts as a blocker to the voltage-gated sodium channels. It binds to voltage-gated sodium channels within the muscle and the nerve fibers and causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning following bioaccumulation and ingestion. It binds to the receptor at the voltage gate and causes inward Na+ flow thereby substituting cation. Its high exposure could lead to muscle paralysis and respiratory failure leading to death of clams

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i believe the correct answer is the virus gets an envelope that contains host molecules when it leaves the host cell.

explanation:

during the bidding/release stage of a virus, it encapsulates itself with part of the membrane of the host cells in this case the cells of the monkey and is the reason as to why the scientist found the genetic material of the monkey on the viral cell surface.

further explanation

to understand this answer, we have to know the cycle a virus undergoes to replicate. a virus is basically a bunch of genetic material enclosed in a capsule and lacks any machinery or organelles to ensure their survival so they must enter a host cell in order to get the environment needed to survive. some viruses enter and lyse(destroy) the host cell after they have replicated and undergo the lytic cycle while some enter and leave the cell intact after replicating and these undergo a lysogenic cycle. to enter the cell, they undergo the first process called attachment by binding to specific receptors and co-receptors on the surface of the host cell. after attaching to the cell, they start the second phase called penetration where virus enters or is engulfed whole by the host cell through a process called endocytosis. it is the same process that a cell takes up materials it needs or pathogens around it. uncoating of the virus then happens after the virus has been engulfed and is the third stage. the virus then undergoes releasing of its genetic material in the host's matrix.   the materials then enter the nucleus and undergo biosynthesis by adding themselves in strands of rna being translated and then copies of the virus are produced in addition to the host genetic material. the material/newly formed viral material then undergoes assembly inside the host cell and form a capsule around them. the virus undergoes the last release/budding stage by binding to the host membrane and pushing outwards. in doing so when they tear away from the host membrane, they pick up the genetic material from the membrane of the host cell to form their envelope.

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