Why can cows break down cellulose into glucose subunits, but humans cannot?
What will be an ideal response?
Cows lack the ability to break down cellulose, but they have special microbes in their digestive tracts that break down cellulose for them; humans do not.
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The cochlea _____
I) amplifies sound vibrations II) collects sound pressure waves III) detects the frequency of sounds A) only I B) only II C) only III D) only II and III E) I, II, and III
Plants harbor hundreds of protein receptors called ____ proteins, which enable them to resist specific pathogens
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
A culture of E. coli bacteria is used to establish several subcultures. Each subculture is then plated and individulal colonies that grow on the agar plates are then tested for their sensitivity to the bacteriophage T1
There is a spectrum of sensitivities where some plates have a high number of resistant colonies and some plates had very few. This data supports which theory? A. Physiological adaptation theory B. Random mutation theory C. Both theories D. Neither theory
Which of the following individuals is considered to be the “Father of Microbiology”?
A) Anton van Leeuwenhoek B) Louis Pasteur C) Robert Koch D) Rudolf Virchow