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#Question id: 5253


In a hypothetical situation, the genes for sex pilus construction and for tetracycline resistance are located together on the same plasmid within a particular bacterium. If this bacterium readily performs conjugation involving a copy of this plasmid, then the resultshould be

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
  1. a transformed bacterium.

  2. the rapid spread of tetracycline resistance to other bacteria in that habitat.

  3. the subsequent loss of tetracycline resistance from this bacterium.

  4. the production of endospores among the bacteriumʹs progeny.

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#Question id: 8910

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition

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#Question id: 8911

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

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#Question id: 8912

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition

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#Question id: 8913

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

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#Question id: 8914

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Which of the following is (are) unique to animals?

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#Question id: 8915

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

The number of legs an insect has, the number of vertebrae in a vertebral column, or the number of joints in a digit (such as a finger) are all strongly influenced by