A clear area against a confluent "lawn" of bacteria is called a

A) phage.
B) pock.
C) cell lysis.
D) plaque.
E) rash.


D

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A. glucose B. a complex lipid C. cellulose D. peptidoglycan E. chitin

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A lizard with a striped tail and a normal head crossed with one having a normal tail and a spotted head produce all

normal (no stripes or spots) F1 progeny. What progeny would be expected to be produced by mating either of the parental lizards with another that had a striped tail and spotted head, if the genes conferring stripes and spots were close together on the same chromosome? a. equal numbers of normal, striped, spotted and striped, and spotted b. 3 striped : 1 spotted c. mostly progeny that are striped or spotted d. mostly progeny that are normal or striped and spotted e. 9 normal : 3 striped : 3 spotted : 1 striped and spotted

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Evolution by genetic drift is most obvious in

A) migratory species. B) large populations. C) small populations. D) aquatic organisms. E) invertebrate species.

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