In generalized transduction, viruses carry random DNA sequences from one cell to another.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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A. Liposomes B. Parvoviruses C. Adenoviruses D. Retroviruses E. All of the answers are correct

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In your study group, your classmates are discussing the relationship between energy expenditure and body size in different animals. There is much confusion as members of the group try to figure this out. How can you explain this to them?

A. A horse has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a hummingbird. B. An alligator has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a small lizard. C. A hummingbird has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a horse. D. A small lizard has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than an alligator. E. A hummingbird has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a horse, and a small lizard has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than an alligator.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Animals that do not control internal water concentration also typically do not control the concentrations of ions like sodium and potassium. 2. An animal that exhibits broad tolerance for changes in the salinity of its environment is said to be "euryhaline." 3. The materials in urine are ONLY those that are filtered from the blood or hemolymph and not reabsorbed by the body following filtration. 4. The filtrate that leaves the proximal convoluted tubule is much more concentrated than the blood in humans. 5. The blood supply to the loop of Henle also exhibits a countercurrent arrangement.

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How would the results be different if this organism was Salmonella?

a. It would be a rod. b. It would not ferment lactose. c. It would produce hydrogen sulfide. d. It would not tolerate oxygen.

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