Which process is responsible for the evolution of mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotes?

a. endosymbiosis
b. conjugation
c. transformation
d. transduction


a. endosymbiosis

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a. Bryophytes b. Monocots c. Eudicots d. Gnetophytes e. Cycads

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Pasteur's experiment with the straight-necked flask could be construed to support the...

What will be an ideal response?

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The most accurate description of TEMPORAL summation is

A. Several inputs from DIFFERENT presynaptic cells create EPSPs that sum together to bring the neuron over the threshold for an action potential. B. Several inputs from the SAME presynaptic cell arrive in rapid succession, summing into a larger depolarization that brings the neuron over the threshold for an action potential.

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Mendel wanted to make sure his starting plants bred true, meaning the:

A) phenotypes of the offspring in each generation could not be predictable. B) phenotypes of the offspring in each generation were always the same as the parent. C) peas would always be green. D) seeds would always sprout. E) phenotypes of the offspring in each generation would sometimes look like the male parent and sometimes look like the female parent.

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