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#Question id: 3881


Which one of the following statements about mRNA stability is true?

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
  1. Degradation always proceeds in the 5' to 3' direction.

  2. Degradation of mRNA by polynucleotide phosphorylase yields 5'-nucleoside monophosphates.

  3. In general, bacterial mRNAs have longer half-lives than do eukaryotic mRNAs.

  4. Secondary structure in mRNA (hairpins, for example) slows the rate of degradation.

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#Question id: 4592

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the following statements describe the effect of evolution on a population?

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#Question id: 4593

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of Darwin's ideas had the strongest connection to his reading of Malthus's essay on human population growth?

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#Question id: 4594

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which one of the following observations did Darwin first make during his discovery of evolution?

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#Question id: 4595

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Currently, two extant elephant species (X and Y) are classified in the genus Loxodonta, and a third species (Z) is placed in the genus Elephas. Thus, which statement should be true?

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#Question id: 4596

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

In a hypothetical environment, fishes called pike-cichlids are visual predators of large, adult algae-eating fish (in other words, they locate their prey by sight). The population of algae-eaters experiences predatory pressure from pike-cichlids. Which of the following is least likely to result in the algae-eater population in future generations?

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#Question id: 4597

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Cotton-topped tamarins are small primates with tufts of long white hair on their heads. While studying these creatures, you notice that males with longer hair get more opportunities to mate and father more offspring. To test the hypothesis that having longer hair is adaptive in these males, you should ________.