As systems biology matured, genomics led to understanding cellular regulatory systems and a new level of metabolic engineering, called ________, such that a microbe could be constructed with novel genetic networks (e.g., rerouting amino acid biosynthetic pathways in E. coli to produce biofuels).
A. functional proteomics
B. "parts listing"
C. synthetic biology
D. metaprotein genetics
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements about gas exchange in animals with interacting circulatory and respiratory systems is FALSE?
A) Carbon dioxide moves from the tissues into the blood by diffusion. B) Gases are transported in the circulatory system by the bulk flow of blood. C) Oxygen is actively transported into the circulatory system. D) Air or water moves across the respiratory surface by bulk flow. E) Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass through respiratory membranes by diffusion.
A cell that uses an organic carbon source and obtains energy from light would be called a
A) photoheterotroph. B) lithoautotroph. C) photoautotroph. D) chemoheterotroph. E) chemoautotroph.
True or False: After removing bacteria, you can then streak quadrants 1-4 and incubate your plate.
What will be an ideal response?
Traits that are similar in two species as a result of common ancestry are referred to as:
A. homologous. B. analogous. C. convergent. D. derived. E. ancestral.