The term ________ is used to describe a mutually beneficial association in which the growth of an organism is dependent on one or more growth factors, nutrients, or substrates provided by another organism in the same vicinity.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


syntrophism

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Radish flowers may be red, purple, or white. A cross between a red-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant yields all-purple offspring. The flower color trait in radishes is an example of which of the following?

A) a multiple allelic system B) sex linkage C) codominance D) incomplete dominance

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The chemical bond connecting one nucleotide with the next along one strand of a DNA molecule is called a  

A.  glycosidic bond. B.  hydrogen bond. C.  phosphate bond. D.  phosphodiester bond. E.  peptide bond.

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Ectotherms have a higher metabolic rate than endotherms of the same size

A. true B. false

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Rank these from smallest to largest

A) grain of rice

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