What is rubisco?
a. The least abundant protein on earth
b. A molecule that is combined to make the six-carbon sugars glucose and fructose in the Calvin cycle
c. An intermediate form of glucose produced during photosynthesis
d. An enzyme involved in the Calvin cycle
e. An accessory chemical that enables plants to build food molecules
Ans: d. An enzyme involved in the Calvin cycle
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Which of the following methods does not rely on the ability of nucleic acids to hybridize with each other?
A. cross species DNA hybridization for exploring evolutionary relationships B. colony blot hybridization to identify a specific sequence from a collection of sequences that has been inserted into bacteria C. Southern blotting for the detection of specific DNA fragments that have been separated by gel electrophoresis D. Northern blotting for the detection of specific RNA fragments that have been separated by gel electrophoresis E. Western blotting for the detection of specific proteins that have been separated by gel electrophoresis
What vital element missing from the atmosphere affected the type of life cells first formed on Earth?
a. Ammonia b. Carbon dioxide c. Oxygen d. Nitrogen
What favored the transition from a four-legged gait to bipedalism?
What will be an ideal response?
Biological diversity is an index of the variety of living organisms in an ecosystem, and includes:a
species richness only. b. species richness, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity. c. species richness, biosphere diversity, and ecosystem diversity. d. population diversity and ecosystem diversity. e. genetic diversity only.