If you looked at unknown cells under a microscope, what could lead you to correctly conclude that they are prokaryotic cells?

A) They appear to have a cell wall.
B) They lack a nucleus.
C) They are oblong in shape.
D) They form a colony.


B

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a. widespread crop failure. b. dried up wells. c. livestock death. d. human starvation. e. all of these.

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Without teleomerase, what would happen to DNA over a long period of time?

A. The chromosome would disappear B. The chromosome would stay the same C. The chromosome would elongate D. The chromosome would shorten

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The egg of a plant has a haploid chromosome number of 12 (n = 12). What is true about the number of chromosomes in the cells of other tissues of this plant?

A) The sperm has 6 chromosomes. B) The leaves and stems have 12 chromosomes. C) The zygote has 12 chromosomes. D) The endosperm has 36 chromosomes.

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