______ ______is a process by which bacteria use chemical signally for communication, and has been found to play a role in establishing an effective microbial attack against a host

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Quorum sensing

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Which of the following is an intermediate in the reaction that forms Ala-tRNA?

A. Alanyl-ATP B. Alanyl-ADP C. Alanyl-PPi D. Alanyl-AMP

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Which statement best describes the relationship between a carpel and a pistil?

A. The two terms are merely two names for the same thing. B. A pistil is part of a male component of the flower whereas a carpel is part of a female component. C. A pistil can be composed of either a single carpel (in which case the two terms are synonymous) or of two or more carpels fused together. D. A pistil is a reproductive part of a flower whereas a carpel is a showy vegetative part. E. A pistil is part of the female component of a flower and a carpel is not even a flower part at all.

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Tall corn plants (T) are dominant to dwarf plants (tt). Solid green leaves (G) are dominant to leaves with a white tip (gg). A cross between two corn plants yielded the following phenotypes: 51 tall plants with a white tip on their leaves; 43 dwarf plants with solid leaves; 48 dwarf plants with white tips on their leaves; 45 tall plants with solid leaves. What are the genotypes of the parents

that produced these plants? a. TtGg x TtGg b. TtGg x Ttgg c. ttGG x TTgg d. TtGg x ttgg e. None of the above

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A clone is a 

A. species. B. mutation. C. new kind of organism. D. genetically distinct population.

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