Which of the following is the scientific name for the common mushroom consumed by humans as a food source?

a. Saccharomyces
b. Candida
c. Agaricus
d. Penicillium


c. Agaricus

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Rhizopus stolonifer , commonly known as bread mold, is a(n):

1.Ascomycete 2.Basidiomycete 3.Chytrid 4.Zygomycete

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Which of the following best describes mollusks?

A) They have radial body symmetry and a soft body always covered with a shell. B) They are bilaterally symmetrical and have a soft body always covered with a shell. C) They have radial body symmetry and a soft body sometimes covered with a shell. D) They are bilaterally symmetrical and have a soft body sometimes covered with a shell.

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Most of the best agricultural soils in the United States are found in areas that were formerly

A) temperate grasslands. B) taiga forest. C) tropical rain forest. D) tundra.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a riboswitch?

A. They are structures that can form in the 5' untranslated region of some mRNA molecules. B. They exert gene expression control only at the level of translation. C. They may physically bind to small-molecule metabolites. D. Ligand-binding to a riboswitch may sequester the Shine-Dalgarno sequence.

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