Microsporidia were previously thought to be an early-branching taxon of Eukarya due to their parasitic lifestyle
However, new evidence suggests they have evolved into a parasitic lifestyle through adaptive gene loss which places them as close relatives of the zygospore-producing
A) ascomycetes.
B) chytridiomycetes.
C) glomeromycetes.
D) zygomycetes.
Answer: D
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a. family planning education programs b. international one-child policies c. economic development incentives d. changes in living standards
According to scientific evidence, early life
could NOT form or persist in the presence of
a. methane gas. b. hydrogen gas. c. oxygen gas. d. water vapor. e. carbon dioxide
In gene knockouts a normal gene is replaced with a defective gene that can't express a functional protein
1.True 2.False
Which cells form flexible support strands such as the "strings" in celery?
a. sclerenchyma cells b. tracheids cells c. collenchyma cells d. parenchyma cells