Suppose you are a researcher who has discovered a mutant fungus that produces extra-thick septa which allow for only minimal transfer of nutrients through them. Compared to the normal fungus, what would you expect the mutant to do?

a. grow more slowly
b. make more extensive use of cytoplasmic streaming
c. divide more rapidly
d. digest food more efficiently


Ans: a. grow more slowly

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Barnacles on the bellies of whales or on the shells of mollusks are examples of:

A. mutualism B. predation C. commensalism D. amensalism E. parasitism

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Extinct glyptodont and living nine-banded armadillo were related according to Darwin. In what way are they related?

a. They were/are both living. b. They are both animals. c. Glyptodont is an ancestor and armadillo is a descendant. d. Glyptodont is a descendant and armadillo is an ancestor,

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When a ________ enters a host cell, it loses the outermost protein layer and is then referred to by virologists as a double-layered particle (DLP).

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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