Cells that shrink in hypertonic solutions such as salt water are responding to ______ pressure.

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


Answer: Osmotic

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A. Mycococcus B. Bdellovibrio C. Vampirococcus D. Syntrophobacter

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In eukaryotes DNA replication proceeds in one direction along the DNA molecule

a. true b. false

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In the attempt to identify the remains thought to be that of Czar Nicholas Romanov II and his family, _____ was used to determine that the skeletons were not only related members of a family, but were also related to living Romanov relatives

a. Y chromosome STR alleles b. blood typing c. facial reconstruction d. maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA e. paternally inherited mitochondrial DNA

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Alternative forms of a gene are known as

A) alleles. B) genes. C) loci. D) spores. E) haplotypes.

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