A newly reported member of the phylum Verrucomicrobia, Acidimethylosilex fumarolicum has been found to be thermophilic, acidophilic, and photosynthetic.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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When systematists compare vertebrates to all other animals, the absence of a vertebral column is the ____ character

state and the presence of a vertebral column is the ____.

a. homologous; homoplasy b. ancestral; homology c. homologous; derived d. derived; ancestral e. ancestral; derived

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The ____ contains hydrolytic enzymes for the digestion of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and

polysaccharides.

a. Golgi complex b. rough endoplasmic reticulum c. nucleus d. peroxisome e. lysosome

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During the adaptive radiation of jawed fishes 400 million years ago, most cephalopods ________

a. lost their external shell and became active, quick, and relatively intelligent b. evolved thicker, heavier shells requiring a sessile lifestyle c. became herbivores, subsisting on algae and ocean plants d. became extinct

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Which is an example of temporal isolation?

A. Two plant species have incompatible gametes. B. Two plant species live on the same mountainside, but one lives on rocky outcrops and the other in open meadows. C. One plant species blooms in June-July, and a second plant species blooms in August-September. D. One plant species is pollinated by bees and a second plant species is pollinated by moths.

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