If the infecting phage lacks some critical pieces of DNA necessary for replication, it is called

A. incomplete.
B. mutated.
C. defective.
D. vegetative.


C

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Crop rotation occurs where different types of plants are grown on the land each season. If you had no access to chemical fertilizers, which of the following would be best to include in your rotation cycle?

A) beans B) cotton C) corn D) tobacco

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Members of the Archaea differ from members of the Bacteria (or eubacteria) in that only the members of the Archaea have

a. different lipids in their membranes. b. a nuclear membrane. c. enzymes to carry out respiration in their plasma membranes. d. a peptidoglycan cell wall. e. a variety of morphologies, including cocci and vibrios.

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The larva in Figure 31-4 is characteristic of:

A. arthropods.
B. mollusks.
C. cnidarians.
D. platyhelminths.
E. nematodes.

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