The 3 types of horizontal gene flow that occur in bacteria are __________, __________, and

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


conjugation; transduction; transformation

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How does water move so rapidly across plant cell membranes, and why are red blood cells so

important to the process?

What will be an ideal response?

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Initiation of translation begins with a tRNA binding its anticodon to the start codon of mRNA at a ribosome

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Staining with dye is a technique typically used to enhance contrast and visualization of cellular structures. Which microscope magnifies passing light directly through a specimen?

a. a fluorescence microscope b. a bright field microscope c. a confocal laser scanning microscope d. a phase-contrast microscope

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