Suppose that humans can reproduce by parthenogenesis. Which of the following would be most likely to characterize this situation?
a. Males would need to produce more sperm.
b. There would be no need for mitosis.
c. The children would be identical to their parents.
d. The number of females in the population would most likely increase.
Answer: d. The number of females in the population would most likely increase.
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Consider the phylogeny (Fig. 34.15) below. Which type of data helped the most in constructing this tree?
A. fossils from the group Glomeromycetes B. morphological characters associated with fruiting bodies C. chromosome number of the different species D. molecular sequence data E. presence or absence of a continuous dikaryotic life stage
The concept that living organisms arise from nonliving material is called
A. biogenesis. B. spontaneous generation. C. cell theory. D. germ theory.
Desulfovibrio bacteria can perform the following reaction: S6- S2-. These bacteria are
a. Synthesizing sulfur. b. Reducing sulfur. c. Hydrolyzing sulfur. d. Oxidizing sulfur.
How is ribulose 1,5-bisphospate (RuBP) used in the first step of the Calvin-Benson cycle?
A. Three molecules of RuBP are regenerated from five molecules of G3P. B. Three molecules of RuBP and three molecules of CO2 react to form six molecules of 3-phosphoglyceric acid. C. RuBP reduces six molecules of 3-phosphoglyceric acid to form six molecules of G3P. D. The phosphate group on RuBP is removed and added to ADP to make ATP.