Imagine that a very unusual animal species had the ability to make its own aromatic amino acids using a 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase enzyme similar to that of plants. What would happen if this animal foraged in a field of glyphosate-resistant plants?
A. They would also become glyphosate-resistant
B. They would no longer need to make their own aromatic amino acids
C. No effect
D. They would become sick from the glyphosate that was sprayed on the plants
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
The generation time of Escherichia coli in the human intestine is ________ in laboratory culture
A) at about the same rate as B) faster than C) more optimal than D) slower than
Which of the following is a similarity between male and female reproductive systems?
A. They both store gametes. B. They both release gametes. C. They both produce haploid gametes. D. All of the above are similarities between the two systems.
Crossing over between chromosomes occurs during which stage of meiosis?
A) prophase I B) prophase II C) metaphase I D) anaphase I E) metaphase II
In mitosis, the main difference between plant and animal cells is that
A. plants have a central vacuole, while animal cells do not. B. plants do not undergo cytokinesis. C. plants produce a cell membrane in cytokinesis, while animals form a cell plate. D. in plants, kinetochore microtubules shorten and draw chromosomes toward the poles; in animals, polar microtubules lengthen to push chromatids apart. E. plants produce a cell plate to segregate the daughter nuclei, while animals form a cleavage furrow.