Suppose a gardener puts a chemical on the soil that kills off all the detritus feeders and decomposers. What would happen to the garden?

What will be an ideal response?


Nutrients could not be recycled, leaf litter would accumulate, and the productivity of the garden would drop.

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A. UvrA/UvrB B. UvrC C. UvrD D. UvrE

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A __________ is a noncellular infectious particle

with a protein coat enclosing DNA or RNA. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in protein synthesis? 

A. DNA-tRNA-mRNA-Protein B. mRNA-tRNA-Ribosome-Protein C. DNA-mRNA-tRNA-Ribosome-Protein D. tRNA-mRNA-DNA-Protein

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During meiosis II, ____.

A. cytokinesis results in the formation of a total of two cells B. sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated from each other C. homologous chromosomes pair up D. homologous chromosomes separate E. sister chromatids exchange parts

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