Which of the following is the primary role of modern zoos in conservation efforts?
a. providing wildlife education to the public
b. breeding and releasing endangered species
c. raising funds and awareness for conservation preserves
d. restoring keystone species to their original ecosystems
a. providing wildlife education to the public
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Which would be the most accurate endomembrane route through which a protein is secreted from a cell?
A. Golgi apparatus?lysosome?vesicles?plasma membrane B. plasmid?plasma membrane?nuclear envelope?smooth endoplasmic reticulum C. nuclear envelope?vesicles?Golgi apparatus?plasma membrane D. rough endoplasmic reticulum?lysosomes?vesicles?cell membrane E. rough endoplasmic reticulum? Golgi apparatus?vesicles ?plasma membrane
Why is it important to maintain a collection of wild relatives of crop plants?
a. Humans have a natural urge to collect things. b. It allows future generations to see plants that are gone. c. Seeds are not stable. d. Crop plants do not produce their own seeds. e. It provides insurance in the form of genetic diversity.
An unknown organism from an alien planet is observed and found to have a diploid state in every other generation that
results from fertilization. The haploid state is able to grow into a gametophyte-like structure. This alien organism most closely mimics the life cycle strategy of which of the following earth organisms?
a. humpback whale b. chimpanzee c. algae d. bacteria e. all plants and some fungi
The map distances for four linked genes are as follows: A is 22mu from B, B is 7mu from C, C is 9mu
from D, B is 2mu from D, A is 20mu from D, and A is 29mu from C. Based on these data, what is the order of these four genes on the chromosome?
a. ABCD b. ADBC c. ABDC d. BADC e. CADB