Ricin is a potential chemical warfare agent that kills by disabling the ribosomes. With ricin poisoning, a cell would no longer be able to make ________

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proteins

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a. steroids b. triglycerides c. oils d. waxes e. monosaccharides

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In recombinant DNA techniques, primers and DNA fragments are linked together by _________

A. restriction enzymes D. DNA replicase B. DNA ligase E. reverse transcriptase C. DNA polymerase

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Cellular respiration can be described as the conversion of the energy ________.

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

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Why are serial dilutions often performed before aliquoting a sample of cells onto plates for counting colonies?

a. The transferred spent media can affect growth and need to be diluted out. b. Otherwise the colonies would be too numerous to count. c. This dilution scheme decreases error. d. Both b and c are correct.

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