A prokaryotic organism is isolated from a glacier, where it was thriving. Based on your knowledge of the plasma membrane, you would expect to find a predominance of:

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largely unsaturated fatty acids

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A) excrete large quantities of electrolytes B) consume large quantities of water C) excrete large quantities of water D) take in electrolytes through simple diffusion

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Hybridization requires a nucleic acid probe that binds to DNA or RNA of interest, which must be in the ________ form for hybridization to occur

A) single-stranded B) double-stranded C) oligomerized D) polymerized

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How did Clark and Margulies screen for recombination deficient mutants?

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The parasite Plasmodium reproduces in which cells of the human body?

a. brain b. digestive tract c. kidney d. red blood cells and liver e. white blood cells

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