RuBisCO is the key enzyme for carbon fixation because it:

What will be an ideal response?


Attaches carbon dioxide to a molecule containing 5 carbons

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An insecticidal protein has been discovered in a bacterium known as  

A.  Escherichia coli. B.  Agrobacterium tumefaciens. C.  Bacillus thuringiensis. D.  Aspergillus sp.

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The Z line consists of parts of actin filaments on two adjacent sarcomeres

____________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which statement is true of endotoxins?

A) They are released upon cell lysis. B) They are produced by gram-positive bacteria. C) They are proteins. D) They are disease specific. E) They increase blood pressure.

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You are practicing throwing baseballs long distances with the members of your baseball team. At the same time that your partner throws the ball to you, another player across from you throws his baseball off-target, and it heads straight toward you. You

hold your baseball glove up to catch your partner's ball, and you instinctively throw up your other arm to protect your face from the other incoming ball. The protective action of throwing up your arm is an example of a(n) A) reflex. B) synapse. C) sympathetic response. D) parasympathetic response.

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