Microbial ________ studies the diversity of microorganisms and links their phylogeny with ________

A) taxonomy / genotype
B) phylogeny / phenotype
C) taxonomy / phenotype
D) systematics / taxonomy


Answer: D

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Based on the tree shown above, the presence of complex, multicellular fruiting bodies in Basidiomycete and Ascomycete lineages is an example of:

A. convergent evolution. B. a homologous trait. C. a synapomorphy uniting basidiomycetes and ascomycetes as sister taxa. D. a parsimonious trait. E. an ancestral character state.

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In the garden peas example above, a tall plant with white flowers crossed with a dwarf plant with

purple flowers produces 1/4 tall purple flowers, 1/4 tall white flowers, 1/4 dwarf purple flowers, and 1/4 dwarf white flowers. What is the genotype of the parents? What will be an ideal response?

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They cycle during which a follicle matures in the ovary is call the _________ cycle

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

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If an organism is an inversion heterozygote, __________

A) homologous chromosomes align during meiosis through formation of an inversion loop at synapsis B) homologous chromosomes align during meiosis through formation of a Holliday junction at synapsis C) non-homologous chromosomes pair during meiosis due to the translocation of genes between two different chromosomes D) it will experience normal chromosome synapsis during meiosis E) it will be unable to complete replication due to DNA damage, and the cell cycle will be arrested

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