What was the likely fate of the first life on

earth?



a. destroyed by a meteorite
b. outcompeted by multi-celled organisms
c. consumed by dinosaurs
d. poisoned by oxygen gas
e. starvation


D

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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An integrated set of hypotheses that together explain a broader set of observations is considered a(n)

A) experiment. B) educated guess. C) fact. D) theory.

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Consider the following genetic study involving two autosomal genes. One of these, eye colour, has the dominant allele (R) for red eye colour and the recessive allele (r) for yellow eye colour. The other has the dominant allele (T) leading to paws with thumbs, while the recessive allele (t) codes for paws without thumbs. Presuming no linkage between the genes, what should be the phenotype ratio of the offspring produced by a testcross (RrTt ? rrtt)?

a. 1 red-eyed with thumbs: 1 yellow-eyed without thumbs b. 3 red-eyed with thumbs: 1 yellow-eyed without thumbs c. 1 red-eyed with thumbs: 1 yellow-eyed with thumbs: 1 red-eyed without thumbs: 1 yellow-eyed without thumbs d. 9 red-eyed with thumbs: 3 yellow-eyed with thumbs: 3 red-eyed without thumbs: 1 yellow-eyed without thum

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What is rubisco?

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