Some species of aquatic bacteria use inclusion bodies known as ________ to orient themselves in Earth's magnetic field.

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


magnetosomes

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New alleles that appear by mutation

a. are inherently disadvantageous to their bearers. b. are seldom advantageous or disadvantageous in themselves. c. either have or lack survival value only in the context of their environment. d. are seldom advantageous or disadvantageous in themselves and either have or lack survival value only in the context of their environment. e. are inherently disadvantageous to their bearers and are seldom advantageous or disadvantageous in themselves.

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Recall that cultivated bananas are often at greater risk of bacterial or fungal infection compared to their wild counterparts. Why? Select all correct choices

A. Cultivated bananas reproduce asexually. B. Cultivated bananas reproduce sexually. C. Ample genetic diversity exists in cultivated bananas. D. Genetic diversity is limited in cultivated bananas.

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Animal cells are permeable to water and urea but NOT to sucrose. The inside of a cell contains 1 M sucrose and 1 M urea and the outside 1 M sucrose and 2 M urea. The solution inside with respect to outside the cell is

A. hypotonic. B. turgid. C. isotonic. D. saturated. E. hypertonic.

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ATP

a. can be produced by photosynthesis. b. is produced in the degradation of organic compounds such as glucose. c. is generated in anaerobic respiration. d. is formed in aerobic respiration. e. does all of these.

Biology & Microbiology