Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the characteristics of fungi?
A. Fungi have cellulose as the main component of their cell walls.
B. Fungi carry out photosynthesis.
C. Fungi obtain nutrients through organic matter.
D. Glycogen is the main storage carbohydrate in fungi.
E. All of the answer choices are correct.
B. Fungi carry out photosynthesis.
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DNA replication
A) requires a type of RNA polymerase. B) is partially regulated by promoter/terminator sites. C) proceeds by making two continuous strands. D) is not edited once polymerization has occurred. E) is conservative.
In the figure above, which lane shows a very large, linear DNA fragment that was cut by one enzyme?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
An organism is discovered that consumes a considerable amount of sugar, yet does not gain much weight when denied air. Curiously, the consumption of sugar increases as air is removed from the organism's environment, but the organism seems to thrive even in the absence of air. When returned to normal air, the organism does fine. Which of the following best describes the organism?
A) It must use a molecule other than oxygen to accept electrons from the electron transport chain. B) It is a normal eukaryotic organism. C) The organism obviously lacks the citric acid cycle and electron transport chain. D) It is an anaerobic organism. E) It is a facultative anaerobe.
A sample from a patient is prepared using the Gomori methenamine silver stain. What type of microbe is suspected of being present?
A. bacteria B. parasitic worm larva C. fungus D. protozoal parasite E. virus