Choose the true statements about the role of genome analysis in crop improvement. Check all that apply.
_____ Conservation of synteny will hinder our ability to find agriculturally important genes in plants.
_____ Arabidopsis is being genetically modified as a crop plant.
_____ Sequencing of the rice genome was important because it is related to many other cereal crop plants.
_____ Insertion of genes from beneficial microbes into plant genomes can be used to improve crop yields.
_____ Conservation of synteny will hinder our ability to find agriculturally important genes in plants.
_____ Arabidopsis is being genetically modified as a crop plant.
__X__ Sequencing of the rice genome was important because it is related to many other cereal crop plants.
__X__ Insertion of genes from beneficial microbes into plant genomes can be used to improve crop yields.
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A. mitochondria B. plasmids C. nucleoid D. nucleoli E. mitochondria AND plasmids
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a. Some strains of S. aureus developed resistance to methicillin. b. The drug methicillin was invented in the 1980s c. A single strain of S. aureus was responsible for the toxic shock syndrome, and women could not develop immunity to this strain d. Some strains of S. aureus were able to adapt to the new environment produced by ultra-high-absorbency tampons
Which of the following do proteins and nucleic acids have in common?
A. They are both made of amino acids. B. Their structures contain sugars. C. They are hydrophobic. D. They are large polymers. E. They each consist of four basic kinds of subunits (monomers).
Which of the following refers to the area of Earth's surface that is required to sustainably support a particular level of development and consumption?
A. Demographic transition model B. Carrying capacity C. Ecological footprint D. Biosphere E. Ecological cohort