The very earliest forms of life probably ________

A) required an external food supply
B) manufactured their own food supply by photosynthesis
C) manufactured their own food supply by chemosynthesis
D) were similar to present-day anaerobic bacteria


A

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The citric acid cycle includes which of the following?

A) the electron transport chain B) the oxidative phosphorylation pathway C) both a and b D) neither a nor b

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Given an alkane, an alkene, and an alkyne, each of which contains two carbon atoms, which compound will contain the fewest hydrogen atoms?

A) the alkane B) the alkene C) the alkyne D) None, they all contain the same number of hydrogen atoms.

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If current manufacturing, consumption, and energy use trends continue, an increase in global population with time will likely result in:

A lower GDP and lower environmental costs. The same GDP and environmental costs. A higher GDP and higher environmental costs. A higher GDP and lower environmental costs.

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