What similarities do bacterial chromosomes have with eukaryotic chromosomes?

What will be an ideal response?


Both have double-stranded DNA and several types of proteins associated with that DNA (nucleosomes in eukaryotes and HU and H1 proteins in bacteria).

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This is defined as the capacity to do work.

a. metabolism b. electrolytes c. chemical reaction d. concentration e. energy

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During anaphase I, which best represents segregation of the chromatids that make up one pair of homologues?  (M represents a maternal chromatid and P represents a paternal chromatid.  Assume no crossing over occurs.) 

A. M and M to one pole; P and P to the other pole. B. M and P to one pole; M and P to the other pole. C. M to one pole; P to the other pole. D. half of M and half of P to each pole. E. the segregation of these chromatids is completely random.

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A population reaches its carrying capacity when ________

a. all of the choices b. food becomes limiting c. the birth rate equals the death rate d. no additional living space is available

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Ecdysone, or chemicals that mimic ecdysone, are sometimes used as ____

a. insecticides b. fungicides c. herbicides d. fungicides and nematocides e. fertilizers

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