To reproduce (asexually). Most unicellular organisms only live for mere hours. The best bet for the species to survive and thrive as a whole is for them to reproduce, or replicate.
The keystone species is the one at the bottom of the pyramid, if we look at it like a pyramid. If the grass dies, then the deer cannot get food and die, and the predator cannot eat and dies, and the whole ecosystem can fall apart.
Answer:
C) binding to mRNAs and degrading them or blocking their translation
Explanation:
<u>miRNAs:</u>
miRNAs is the abbreviation of MicroRNAs. These are the small noncoding RNAs of ∼22 nucleotides which can not code for peptides. miRNAs are responsible for gene expression regulation at the level of post transcription. They can do so by forming complementary base pairing with target mRNA and inhibiting their translation.
They silenced mRNA by the following processes:
(1) Cleavage of the mRNA strand into pieces,
(2) stopping mRNA from translation into proteins by ribosomes.
(3) Shortening of mRNA poly(A) tail and destabilizing it.
