The maximum number of individuals of a given population the environment can support is the environment's ____ for that population

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


carrying capacity

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Which of the following is TRUE regarding plasmids?

A. Plasmids are small, usually a few thousand to ten thousand base pairs. B. Plasmids are linear. C. Plasmids are contained within the bacterial chromosome. D. Plasmids are rarely found in prokaryotes. E. Plasmids dominate in eukaryotes.

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List and describe parts of the root tip

What will be an ideal response?

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Wastes would accumulate and most nutrients would stop cycling if which organism(s) within an ecosystem died?

a. protozoans and protistans b. bacteria and fungi c. flatworms, roundworms, and earthworms d. insects e. top carnivores

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