Bacteria that are unable to survive in the presence of oxygen are called

A) obligate anaerobes.
B) obligate aerobes.
C) facultative anaerobes.


Answer: A

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Connell studied two barnacle species, Balanus balanoides and Chthamalus stellatus. Where these species coexist,

____.

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Parental care of the young is usually associated with species with a Type ___ survivorship curve. 

A. I B. II C. III D. I or II (depending on the sex ratio) E. I or III (depending on whether the reproductive strategy is iteroparous or semelparous)

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What distinguishes facilitated diffusion from simple diffusion?

a. Molecules move from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration. b. Membrane proteins help move molecules across the membrane. c. No energy is used to move molecules across the membrane. d. Molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.

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Small, random genetic changes that occur over generations is known as ________.

A. progenesis B. microgenesis C. anagenesis D. degenesis

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