Bacteria are notorious for adapting and changing very rapidly. So rapidly, in fact, that they rarely exist in pure culture conditions except in a laboratory. In a single bacterial community there can be dozens of species. Which field of genomics would be most useful for studying conditions such as these?

a. pharmacogenomics
b. epigenomics
c. metagenomics
d. genomic medicine


c. metagenomics

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A. mother's phenotype B. father's phenotype C. mother's genotype D. father's genotype

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Four of the five answers listed below are

compounds associated with fermentation. Select the EXCEPTION.

a. pyruvate b. lactate c. ethanol d. acetyl CoA e. acetaldehyde

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Four of these are correctly matched. Select the

exception. a. cnidarians; nematocysts b. sponges; spicules c. flatworms; bilateral symmetry d. echinoderms; protostomes e. annelids; segmented body

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Together, inhalation and exhalation are referred to as ________

A) diffusion B) breathing C) active transport D) negative pressure

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