What activity of Pol I makes it uniquely suited for its role in bacterial DNA replication?

What will be an ideal response?


The 5'-3' exonuclease activity is unique to Pol I and is essential for its role of primer removal during replication.

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An N-terminus is the end of a(n) ____________________ that has a free amino group

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Similarities at the neural circuit level between humans and ____ are easy to detect and therefore are used in

evolutionary studies examining the requirements for neural circuits.

a. rodents b. invertebrates c. fruit flies d. sea hares e. bees

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Rates of herbivory are highest in

A) aquatic ecosystems dominated by phytoplankton. B) aquatic ecosystems dominated by vascular plants. C) terrestrial ecosystems dominated by herbaceous plants. D) terrestrial ecosystems dominated by woody plants.

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What does the enzyme nitrogenase do?

A. It is a eukaryotic enzyme that removes amino groups from proteins that get converted into ammonia. B. It is a prokaryotic enzyme that converts nitrogen gas to ammonia. C. It is a bacterial enzyme that oxidizes nitrate to gaseous nitrogen. D. It is a eukaryotic enzyme that oxidizes ammonium to form nitrate.

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