Microbes within glaciers are ________.

A. dormant
B. barophilic
C. nonexistent
D. active


Answer: D

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As the director of a new non-profit functional genomics research center, it is your job to oversee the set up of each laboratory necessary for achieving the center's research goals. Therefore, you plan to include a (Select all that apply)  

_____  DNA microarray facility. _____  proteomics lab. _____  lab to improve sequencing speed and cost. _____  mutagenesis facility. _____  ancient DNA laboratory.

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Each amino acid is specified by a set of _____ bases in an mRNA transcript

a. 3 b. 20 c. 64 d. 120

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Arsenic poisoning affects ATP production by ____

a. using excess oxygen b. interfering with Krebs cycle and electron transport chain reactions c. increasing carbon dioxide levels d. blocking glucose entry into cells

e. blocking the enzymes of glycolysis

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