Diagnostic traits can be used to distinguish between species of living organisms only.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Diagnostic traits can be used to distinguish between species known only from the fossil record as well as living organisms.

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F plasmids and oftentimes R plasmids are both able to code for production of a pilus

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The pioneer finches that colonized the island of

Kauai thrived on __________ of the native plants. a. the leaves b. the nectar c. the seeds d. the fruits e. all of these parts

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The removal of nutrients from nutrient cycling when those nutrients are converted to biomass is referred to as nutrient ________.

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

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A news article discussing the evolution of domestic dogs from wolves included this statement: "On its way from pack-hunting carnivore to fireside companion, dogs learned to love—or at least live on—wheat, rice, barley, corn, and potatoes." What is a

more scientifically accurate way to state what happened with dogs? A) Dogs' DNA mutated so that they could eat wheat, rice, barley, corn, and potatoes. B) Some wolves may have had variants in their digestion that allowed them to eat wheat, rice, barley, corn, and potatoes and so were able to survive with humans. C) Being around humans represented an advantage, so wolves were able to take advantage of that by changing their digestion to be able to eat wheat, rice, barley, corn, and potatoes. D) Dogs were created at the same time as wolves.

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