Which of the following is extremely radiation resistant?

A. Deinococcus
B. Cytophaga
C. Thermotoga
D. Aquifex


Answer: A

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An X-linked carrier is a

a. homozygous dominant female. b. heterozygous female. c. homozygous recessive female. d. homozygous male. e. heterozygous male

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The role that humans play in artificial selection is to

A. train organisms to breed more successfully. B. create the genetic variants, which nature then selects. C. determine who lives and who dies. D. choose which organisms E. breed, and which do not. perform artificial insemination.

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Inhabitants of oceanic islands resemble forms of the nearest mainland but show some differences. This is an example of

A. biogeography. B. convergent evolution. C. development. D. the fossil record. E. homology.

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