Using species names for viruses is controversial since viruses are not considered living organisms, and they change over time so characteristics that may be used for speciation are unstable.

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


True

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The sensing of starvation that leads to sporulation in Bacillus subtilis is accomplished by a ________.

A. quorum regulatory effector B. small RNA C. response regulator D. sensor kinase

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Which of the following causes an exotic species to become an invasive species?

a. An exotic species multiplies and changes the ecological conditions of the environment. b. An exotic species has characteristics that are like the environment’s endemic species. c. An exotic species is transported intentionally by humans into a new environment. d. An exotic species competes for resources with an environment’s endemic species.

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If one kind of plutonium isotope is not removed, the wastes from a nuclear power reactor must be kept

out of the environment for how many years before they are safe? a. 25 b. 250 c. 1000 d. 5000 e. 10,000 or more

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Mechanoreceptors specifically designed to monitor muscle length are termed

A) thermoreceptors. B) muscle spindles. C) dendrites. D) muscle fibers. E) Pacinian corpuscles.

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