A coral reef is a complex _____ of calcium carbonate shells that are home to microbes, algae, invertebrates, and fishes.

A. ecosystem
B. community
C. biome
D. population
E. niche


Answer: A. ecosystem

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The phenomenon responsible for the ability of Corynebacterium diphtherium to produce the virulent toxin responsible for the devastating effects of diphtheria is called

A. self-assembly. B. matrix conversion. C. prion protein. D. lysogenic conversion.

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You awaken to find yourself lying on the bare ground, dirty and injured. In the dim light, you can make out wreckage around you and surmise that you have survived a plane crash. Over the next few days, you wander the hot, humid area and find an amazing number of different plant and insect species. You are able to trap and eat several rodent size mammals, but do not see any larger mammals. Into what biome did your plane crash?

A. Tropical grassland B. Taiga C. Temperate rain forest D. High desert E. Tropical rain forest

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In the sodium-potassium pump, sodium ion release causes two K+ ions to be released into the cell

__________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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After locating a genome region likely to include a QTL, what must be found in this region?

What will be an ideal response?

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