Ecologist have proposed following explanation to lead maximize biodiversity at tropic.

A. Higher productivity in the tropics allows for more species present

 B. Old communities have greater species than younger community

 C. Natural enemies such as predators and parasite limit competition in the tropics, which allows more species to coexist

D. Very less intensity of disturbances in the tropics promote high succession diversity

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Given that the enzymes that catalyze nitrogen fixation are inhibited by oxygen, what are two ʺstrategiesʺ that nitrogen-fixing prokaryotes might use to protect these enzymes from oxygen?

1.  couple them with photosystem II (the photosystem that splits water molecules)

2.  package them in membranes that are impermeable to all gases

3.  be obligate anaerobes

4.  be strict aerobes

5.  package these enzymes in specialized cells or compartments that inhibit oxygen entry

#Question id: 11394

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Foods can be preserved in many ways by slowing or preventing bacterial growth. Which of these methods would not generally inhibit bacterial growth?

#Question id: 11395

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Mitochondria are thought to be the descendants of certain alpha -proteobacteria. They are, however, no longer able to lead independent lives because most

genes originally present on their chromosome have moved to the nuclear genome. Which phenomenon accounts for the movement of these genes?

#Question id: 11396

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Carl Woese and collaborators identified two major branches of prokaryotic evolution. What was the basis for dividing prokaryotes into two domains?

#Question id: 11397

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Which statement about the domain Archaea is false?

#Question id: 11398

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Assuming that each of these possesses a cell wall, which prokaryotes should be expected to be most strongly resistant to plasmolysis in hypertonic environments?