Which statement BEST describes the habitats of the fungi?

A) Most fungi are aquatic, microscopic, and primarily freshwater.
B) Most fungi are aquatic and primarily marine.
C) Most fungi are terrestrial, microscopic, and inhabit soil or dead plant matter.
D) Most fungi are terrestrial and macroscopic.


Answer: C

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A.  directional selection. B.  artificial selection. C.  founder effect. D.  Hardy-Weinberg principle. E.  disrupting selection.

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What made the plant hybridization studies performed by Mendel more successful than plant hybridization studies performed by others?

A. Mendel did not use true-breeding organisms because he wanted to assess the inheritance of more than one trait per breeding. B. Mendel was the first to identify characteristics of pea plants that could be observed as phenotypes. C. Mendel's understanding of natural selection inspired his methodology to examine the effect of environmental stressors on genetic diversity. D. Mendel used statistical analysis to analyze the phenotypes he observed. E. Mendel used qualitative analysis to evaluate the genotypes he observed.

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The dried residues of fine droplets from mucus or saliva that harbor and transmit pathogen are ________.

A. droplet nuclei B. mechanical vectors C. biological vectors D. aerosols E. fomites

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RNAs form by _____; proteins form by _____

a. replication; translation b. translation; transcription c. transcription; translation d. replication; transcription

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