______________ are similar to bulbs in that they store nutrients for the plant.

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


Corms

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What is the name for parasitic viral DNA that has been integrated into the chromosome of its bacterial host?  

A.  prophage B.  prophase C.  viroid D.  virion E.  arbovirus

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A person who has just experienced a painful sunburn has a large number of cells undergoing mitosis for the purpose of

A. developing new stem cells that will give rise to new skin cells. B. repairing and replacing the damaged cells, in the healing process of the skin. C. replication of new DNA copies, so that meiosis will further grow new skin cells. D. modifying new cells that will have different specialties than the original damaged cells. E. asexual reproduction, to produce new skin buds that will fold over and cover the burn.

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Which of the following bacterial cell structures plays an important role in the creation of biofilms?

A) glycocalyces B) flagella C) fimbriae D) pili E) both fimbriae and glycocalyces

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