Discuss the difference between Bacillus and bacilli, and the difference between Streptococcus and streptococci.
What will be an ideal response?
You might also like to view...
Which statement is true about predictions made from the theory of common descent?
A) They are almost always supported when they can be tested. B) They cannot be tested and thus we cannot know if they are correct. C) They are supported and not supported by experimental evidence with equal frequency. D) They are supported by experimental evidence for all organisms except humans.
Which term refers to the presence of both male and female reproductive tissue in the same individual?
a. vivipary b. ovovivipary c. ovipary d. hermaphroditism
In the logistic growth model, as the number of individuals in the population (N) approaches the carrying capacity (K), what happens to the intrinsic rate of growth (ri)?
A. It will be affected by increased competition with other species. B. It will be affected by an increased birth rate. C. It will be affected by a decreased death rate from predation. D. It will be affected by increased competition within the species. E. It will not change.
Which of the following intron groups is matched appropriately with a true statement?
A) Group II introns are removed from mRNA in mammals. B) Group I introns are removed from rRNAs that are found in mitochondria and chloroplasts. C) Spliceosomal introns are removed using large protein-based enzyme complexes. D) Group I introns are removed from rRNAs using large protein-based enzyme complexes. E) Spliceosomal introns are removed using the catalytic ability of the intron itself.