Fungi are heterotrophs that feed off decaying matter. What is the term for this type of feeder?

a. saprobes
b. mycophytes
c. caprophiles
d. chemolithotrophs


a. saprobes

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When a transgene is used in mice to knock out a specific function, two problems that might occur are the unintended introduction of multiple copies or abnormal gene expression. The second of these problems is related to __________

A) position effect B) homologous recombination C) vector insufficiency D) mitotic recombination E) unequal crossing over

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A mycorrhizal fungus provides __________ to its host plant, and it receives __________ from the plant.

a. nutrients; proteins b. nothing; nutrients c. carbohydrates; vitamins d. nutrients; carbohydrates e. nothing; carbohydrates

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The most likely reason that glucose dissolves in water is that it is ____.

A. an ionic compound B. a polysaccharide C. polar and forms many hydrogen bonds with the water molecules D. an extremely unstable molecule E. highly nonpolar

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